What is the difference between Loren Forest and Light Brown?

ΔE 10 (fair). Light Brown is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Loren Forest vs Light Brown

Loren Forest

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a7a3a (estimate)

Light Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-321
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #678152 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Loren Forest.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Loren Forest?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Light Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Loren Forest.

Can I use Loren Forest instead of Light Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Loren Forest is a little darker, more saturated.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Loren Forest on the colour wheel See Light Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Loren Forest

Loren Forest vs IJN Type21 Camouflage Color (C-604)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Brown
Loren Forest vs RLM 82 Light Green (H-422)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Brown
Loren Forest vs Cockpit Color Kawanishi (C-384)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Light Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Nurgling GreenColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close · closer than Loren Forest
Light Brown vs Straken GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Loren Forest
Light Brown vs Death Guard GreenColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Loren Forest equivalents · Light Brown equivalents