What is the difference between Royal Brown and Cavalry Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Cavalry Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Royal Brown vs Cavalry Brown

Royal Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #592b23 (estimate)

Cavalry Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.982
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3d3b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Cavalry Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler than Royal Brown.

Can I use Cavalry Brown instead of Royal Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Cavalry Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler than Royal Brown.

Can I use Royal Brown instead of Cavalry Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Royal Brown is noticeably darker, more muted, 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 Royal Brown on the colour wheel See Cavalry Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Royal Brown

Royal Brown vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cavalry Brown
Royal Brown vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cavalry Brown
Royal Brown vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Cavalry Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Cavalry Brown

Cavalry Brown vs Perylene Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Royal Brown
Cavalry Brown vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 13, fair
Cavalry Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Royal Brown equivalents · Cavalry Brown equivalents