What is the difference between Komodo Khaki and Orange Brown?

ΔE 14 (fair). Orange Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Komodo Khaki vs Orange Brown

Komodo Khaki

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1824
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8b5e29 (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 14.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Orange Brown is a little lighter than Komodo Khaki.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Komodo Khaki?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Orange Brown is a little lighter than Komodo Khaki.

Can I use Komodo Khaki instead of Orange Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Komodo Khaki is a little darker.

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 Komodo Khaki on the colour wheel See Orange Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Komodo Khaki

Komodo Khaki vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Orange Brown
Komodo Khaki vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Orange Brown
Komodo Khaki vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · 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 Komodo Khaki
Orange Brown vs Flesh Rose (3216)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 17, loose
Orange Brown vs English Field Brown (1855)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Komodo Khaki equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents