What is the difference between Coyote Brown and Golden Brown?

ΔE 13 (fair). Golden Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Coyote Brown vs Golden Brown

Coyote Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1856
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #886b38 (estimate)

Golden Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.032
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77583b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Golden Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Coyote Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Coyote Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Golden Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Coyote Brown.

Can I use Coyote Brown instead of Golden Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Coyote Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler.

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 Coyote Brown on the colour wheel See Golden Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Coyote Brown

Coyote Brown vs Dark Yellow (71.025)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Golden Brown
Coyote Brown vs Middle Stone (71.031)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Golden Brown
Coyote Brown vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Golden Brown

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Dark Beige (1854)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Coyote Brown
Golden Brown vs Gengis Khaki (1883)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Coyote Brown
Golden Brown vs Komodo Khaki (1824)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Coyote Brown equivalents · Golden Brown equivalents