What is the difference between Coyote Brown and Wood?

ΔE 11 (fair). Wood is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Coyote Brown vs Wood

Coyote Brown

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

Wood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.077
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c6937 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Wood is more saturated, warmer than Coyote Brown.

Can I use Wood instead of Coyote Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Wood is more saturated, warmer than Coyote Brown.

Can I use Coyote Brown instead of Wood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Coyote Brown is more muted, 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 Wood 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 Wood
Coyote Brown vs Middle Stone (71.031)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wood
Coyote Brown vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Wood

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Wood

Wood vs Komodo Khaki (1824)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Coyote Brown
Wood vs Desert Camo (1857)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair
Wood vs Yellow-Brown Ops (1858)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Coyote Brown equivalents · Wood equivalents