What is the difference between English Field Brown and Orange Brown?

ΔE 18 (loose). Orange Brown is noticeably lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

English Field Brown vs Orange Brown

English Field Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1855
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a4609 (estimate)

Orange Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.981
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a45d3c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orange Brown is noticeably lighter, more muted than English Field Brown.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of English Field Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Orange Brown is noticeably lighter, more muted than English Field Brown.

Can I use English Field Brown instead of Orange Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: English Field Brown is noticeably darker, more saturated.

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 English Field Brown on the colour wheel See Orange Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to English Field Brown

English Field Brown vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Brown
English Field Brown vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Orange Brown
English Field Brown vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Orange Brown

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Quicksand Brown (1834)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than English Field Brown
Orange Brown vs Komodo Khaki (1824)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair · closer than English Field Brown
Orange Brown vs Flesh Rose (3216)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than English Field Brown

All matches: English Field Brown equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents