What is the difference between Dark Honey and Grey Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Grey Brown is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Honey vs Grey Brown

Dark Honey

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5e3322 (estimate)

Grey Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.762
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c4021 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Grey Brown is more muted, cooler than Dark Honey.

Can I use Grey Brown instead of Dark Honey?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Grey Brown is more muted, cooler than Dark Honey.

Can I use Dark Honey instead of Grey Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Honey is more saturated, warmer.

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 Dark Honey on the colour wheel See Grey Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Honey

Dark Honey vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Grey Brown
Dark Honey vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Grey Brown
Dark Honey vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Grey Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Grey Brown

Grey Brown vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Honey
Grey Brown vs Poison Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Dark Honey
Grey Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Dark Honey equivalents · Grey Brown equivalents