What is the difference between Brown 3606 and Canvas?

ΔE 9 (close). Canvas is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown 3606 vs Canvas

Brown 3606

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

Canvas

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.763
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c341d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Canvas is more saturated, cooler than Brown 3606.

Can I use Canvas instead of Brown 3606?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Canvas is more saturated, cooler than Brown 3606.

Can I use Brown 3606 instead of Canvas?

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 Canvas 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 Canvas
Brown 3606 vs Leather Brown (70.871)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Canvas
Brown 3606 vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Canvas

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Canvas

Canvas vs Olive Drab 2314 (C-518)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Brown 3606
Canvas vs Lederbraun (C-520)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown 3606
Canvas vs Dark Earth BS381C/450 (C-369)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Brown 3606

All matches: Brown 3606 equivalents · Canvas equivalents