What is the difference between Ground Brown and USAF Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). USAF Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ground Brown vs USAF Brown

Ground Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #775b53 (estimate)

USAF Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.125
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c6758 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Ground Brown.

Can I use USAF Brown instead of Ground Brown?

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

Can I use Ground Brown instead of USAF Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ground Brown 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 Ground Brown on the colour wheel See USAF Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ground Brown

Ground Brown vs US Earth Red (71.293)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USAF Brown
Ground Brown vs Saddle Brown (70.940)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAF Brown
Ground Brown vs Mahogany Brown (70.846)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than USAF Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to USAF Brown

USAF Brown vs Undead Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 20, loose
USAF Brown vs Bone Khaki (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose
USAF Brown vs Viridian Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Ground Brown equivalents · USAF Brown equivalents