What is the difference between Mournfang Brown and Cavalry Brown?

ΔE 13 (fair). Cavalry Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mournfang Brown vs Cavalry Brown

Mournfang Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a2a1a (estimate)

Cavalry Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.982
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3d3b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Cavalry Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Mournfang Brown.

Can I use Cavalry Brown instead of Mournfang Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Cavalry Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Mournfang Brown.

Can I use Mournfang Brown instead of Cavalry Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mournfang Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer.

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 Mournfang Brown on the colour wheel See Cavalry Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mournfang Brown

Mournfang Brown vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Cavalry Brown
Mournfang Brown vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Cavalry Brown
Mournfang Brown vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Cavalry Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Cavalry Brown

Cavalry Brown vs Bloodreaver FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mournfang Brown
Cavalry Brown vs Screamer PinkColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Mournfang Brown
Cavalry Brown vs Mournfang BrownColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Mournfang Brown equivalents · Cavalry Brown equivalents