What is the difference between Van Dyke Brown Hue and Flat Brown?

ΔE 19 (loose). Flat Brown is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Van Dyke Brown Hue vs Flat Brown

Van Dyke Brown Hue

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PR101 / PBk7
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c2b15 (estimate)

Flat Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.984
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #643b3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Flat Brown is noticeably lighter, cooler than Van Dyke Brown Hue.

Can I use Flat Brown instead of Van Dyke Brown Hue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Flat Brown is noticeably lighter, cooler than Van Dyke Brown Hue.

Can I use Van Dyke Brown Hue instead of Flat Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Van Dyke Brown Hue is noticeably darker, 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 Van Dyke Brown Hue on the colour wheel See Flat Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Van Dyke Brown Hue

Van Dyke Brown Hue vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Flat Brown
Van Dyke Brown Hue vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Flat Brown
Van Dyke Brown Hue vs Grey Brown (70.762)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Flat Brown

Other Golden paints close to Flat Brown

Flat Brown vs Burnt Umber Light (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Van Dyke Brown Hue
Flat Brown vs Violet Oxide (PR101)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Van Dyke Brown Hue
Flat Brown vs Burnt UmberHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Van Dyke Brown Hue

All matches: Van Dyke Brown Hue equivalents · Flat Brown equivalents