What is the difference between Skrag Brown and Bronze Brown?

ΔE 15 (fair). Bronze Brown is a little darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skrag Brown vs Bronze Brown

Skrag Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8501a (estimate)

Bronze Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8c511e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bronze Brown is a little darker, much more muted than Skrag Brown.

Can I use Bronze Brown instead of Skrag Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Bronze Brown is a little darker, much more muted than Skrag Brown.

Can I use Skrag Brown instead of Bronze Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skrag Brown is a little lighter, much 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 Skrag Brown on the colour wheel See Bronze Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skrag Brown

Skrag Brown vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Bronze Brown
Skrag Brown vs Beasty Brown (72.043)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Bronze Brown
Skrag Brown vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Bronze Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Bronze Brown

Bronze Brown vs XV-88Colour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skrag Brown
Bronze Brown vs Golfag BrownColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skrag Brown
Bronze Brown vs Balor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Skrag Brown

All matches: Skrag Brown equivalents · Bronze Brown equivalents