What is the difference between Middle Brown and Bronze Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Bronze Brown is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Middle Brown vs Bronze Brown

Middle Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9b3d15 (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 17.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bronze Brown is much more muted, warmer than Middle Brown.

Can I use Bronze Brown instead of Middle Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Bronze Brown is much more muted, warmer than Middle Brown.

Can I use Middle Brown instead of Bronze Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Middle Brown is much more saturated, 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 Middle Brown on the colour wheel See Bronze Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Middle Brown

Middle Brown vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Bronze Brown
Middle Brown vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Bronze Brown
Middle Brown vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Bronze Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Bronze Brown

Bronze Brown vs Kiwi Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Middle Brown
Bronze Brown vs Oxide Brown Light (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Middle Brown
Bronze Brown vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Middle Brown equivalents · Bronze Brown equivalents