What is the difference between Thondia Brown and Oxide Brown Medium?

ΔE 10 (close). Oxide Brown Medium is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Thondia Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium

Thondia Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a3a22 (estimate)

Oxide Brown Medium

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a342c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxide Brown Medium is cooler than Thondia Brown.

Can I use Oxide Brown Medium instead of Thondia Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Oxide Brown Medium is cooler than Thondia Brown.

Can I use Thondia Brown instead of Oxide Brown Medium?

The same difference applies the other way round: Thondia Brown is 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 Thondia Brown on the colour wheel See Oxide Brown Medium on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Thondia Brown

Thondia Brown vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxide Brown Medium
Thondia Brown vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, fair
Thondia Brown vs Royal Brown (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Oxide Brown Medium

Oxide Brown Medium vs Rhinox HideColour: Base · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Thondia Brown
Oxide Brown Medium vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Oxide Brown Medium vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Thondia Brown equivalents · Oxide Brown Medium equivalents