What is the difference between Kiwi Brown and Bronze Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Bronze Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Kiwi Brown vs Bronze Brown

Kiwi Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #95682d (estimate)

Bronze Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8c511e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bronze Brown is a little darker, warmer than Kiwi Brown.

Can I use Bronze Brown instead of Kiwi Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Bronze Brown is a little darker, warmer than Kiwi Brown.

Can I use Kiwi Brown instead of Bronze Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Kiwi Brown is a little lighter, 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 Kiwi Brown on the colour wheel See Bronze Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Kiwi Brown

Kiwi Brown vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bronze Brown
Kiwi Brown vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bronze Brown
Kiwi Brown vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bronze Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Bronze Brown

Bronze Brown vs Oxide Brown Light (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 13, fair
Bronze Brown vs Middle Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 17, loose
Bronze Brown vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Kiwi Brown equivalents · Bronze Brown equivalents