What is the difference between Golden Brown and Scrofulous Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Scrofulous Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Brown vs Scrofulous Brown

Golden Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c67512 (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 6.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Scrofulous Brown is a little lighter than Golden Brown.

Can I use Scrofulous Brown instead of Golden Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Scrofulous Brown is a little lighter than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Scrofulous Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Golden Brown vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Golden Brown vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Scrofulous Brown

Scrofulous Brown vs Dark Ochre (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close
Scrofulous Brown vs Mars Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 17, loose
Scrofulous Brown vs Diarylide Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · Scrofulous Brown equivalents