What is the difference between Dark Mud and Flat Earth?

ΔE 9 (close). Flat Earth is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Mud vs Flat Earth

Dark Mud

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #44371e (estimate)

Flat Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.983
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #583b28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Earth is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Mud.

Can I use Flat Earth instead of Dark Mud?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Flat Earth is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Mud.

Can I use Dark Mud instead of Flat Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Mud is a little darker, 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 Dark Mud on the colour wheel See Flat Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Mud

Dark Mud vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Flat Earth
Dark Mud vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Flat Earth
Dark Mud vs Grey Brown (70.762)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Flat Earth

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Flat Earth

Flat Earth vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Mud
Flat Earth vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Mud
Flat Earth vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Dark Mud equivalents · Flat Earth equivalents