What is the difference between Middle Brown and Light Brown?

ΔE 18 (loose). Light Brown is a little lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Middle Brown vs Light Brown

Middle Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9b3d15 (estimate)

Light Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.929
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #975534 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Brown is a little lighter, much more muted than Middle Brown.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Middle Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Light Brown is a little lighter, much more muted than Middle Brown.

Can I use Middle Brown instead of Light Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Middle Brown is a little darker, much more saturated.

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

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Oxide Brown Light (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close · closer than Middle Brown
Light Brown vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Middle Brown
Light Brown vs Kiwi Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Middle Brown

All matches: Middle Brown equivalents · Light Brown equivalents