What is the difference between Golden Brown and Scrofulous Brown?

ΔE 14 (fair). Scrofulous Brown is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Brown vs Scrofulous Brown

Golden Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4121
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cd8e17 (estimate)

Scrofulous Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.038
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d87e18 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Scrofulous Brown is warmer than Golden Brown.

Can I use Scrofulous Brown instead of Golden Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Scrofulous Brown is warmer than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Scrofulous Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Brown is 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 Golden Brown on the colour wheel See Scrofulous Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Scrofulous Brown
Golden Brown vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Scrofulous Brown
Golden Brown vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Scrofulous Brown

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Scrofulous Brown

Scrofulous Brown vs Ochre Desert (1828)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Golden Brown
Scrofulous Brown vs Tiger Brown (3212)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Golden Brown
Scrofulous Brown vs Arrakis Brown (3213)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · Scrofulous Brown equivalents