What is the difference between N2 Neutral Gray and Cam. Middle Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Cam. Middle Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

N2 Neutral Gray vs Cam. Middle Brown

N2 Neutral Gray

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b3a33 (estimate)

Cam. Middle Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.740
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41341f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Cam. Middle Brown is more saturated than N2 Neutral Gray.

Can I use Cam. Middle Brown instead of N2 Neutral Gray?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Cam. Middle Brown is more saturated than N2 Neutral Gray.

Can I use N2 Neutral Gray instead of Cam. Middle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: N2 Neutral Gray is more muted.

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 N2 Neutral Gray on the colour wheel See Cam. Middle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to N2 Neutral Gray

N2 Neutral Gray vs Russ. AF Dark Green (71.347)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
N2 Neutral Gray vs Green RLM72 (71.263)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
N2 Neutral Gray vs Military Green (70.975)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown

Other Golden paints close to Cam. Middle Brown

Cam. Middle Brown vs Van Dyke Brown Hue (PR101 / PBk7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than N2 Neutral Gray
Cam. Middle Brown vs Burnt UmberHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close · closer than N2 Neutral Gray
Cam. Middle Brown vs Raw Umber (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, fair · closer than N2 Neutral Gray

All matches: N2 Neutral Gray equivalents · Cam. Middle Brown equivalents