What is the difference between Thondia Brown and Grey Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Grey Brown is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Thondia Brown vs Grey Brown

Thondia Brown

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

Grey Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.762
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c4021 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Grey Brown is cooler than Thondia Brown.

Can I use Grey Brown instead of Thondia Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Grey Brown is cooler than Thondia Brown.

Can I use Thondia Brown instead of Grey Brown?

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 Grey Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Thondia Brown

Thondia Brown vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey Brown
Thondia Brown vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Grey Brown
Thondia Brown vs English Uniform (70.921)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Grey Brown

Grey Brown vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Thondia Brown
Grey Brown vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair
Grey Brown vs Gorthor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Thondia Brown equivalents · Grey Brown equivalents