What is the difference between Mars Orange and Grunge Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Grunge Brown is a little darker, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mars Orange vs Grunge Brown

Mars Orange

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d76222 (estimate)

Grunge Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.115
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf5835 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Grunge Brown is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Mars Orange.

Can I use Grunge Brown instead of Mars Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Grunge Brown is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Mars Orange.

Can I use Mars Orange instead of Grunge Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mars Orange is a little lighter, much 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 Mars Orange on the colour wheel See Grunge Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mars Orange

Mars Orange vs Gold Yellow (72.007)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Grunge Brown
Mars Orange vs Sunset Orange (72.110)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Grunge Brown
Mars Orange vs Light Orange (70.911)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Grunge Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Grunge Brown

Grunge Brown vs Middle Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Mars Orange
Grunge Brown vs Cherry Wood (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Mars Orange
Grunge Brown vs Caucasian Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Mars Orange equivalents · Grunge Brown equivalents