What is the difference between Brown 3606 and Cam. Middle Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Cam. Middle Brown is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown 3606 vs Cam. Middle Brown

Brown 3606

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-517
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #413026 (estimate)

Cam. Middle Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.740
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41341f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cam. Middle Brown is more saturated, cooler than Brown 3606.

Can I use Cam. Middle Brown instead of Brown 3606?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Cam. Middle Brown is more saturated, cooler than Brown 3606.

Can I use Brown 3606 instead of Cam. Middle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown 3606 is 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 Brown 3606 on the colour wheel See Cam. Middle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brown 3606

Brown 3606 vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Brown 3606 vs Leather Brown (70.871)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Brown 3606 vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Cam. Middle Brown

Cam. Middle Brown vs Lederbraun (C-520)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brown 3606
Cam. Middle Brown vs Olive Drab 2314 (C-518)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close
Cam. Middle Brown vs Dark Earth BS381C/450 (C-369)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Brown 3606 equivalents · Cam. Middle Brown equivalents