What is the difference between Brown 3606 and Medium Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Medium Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown 3606 vs Medium Brown

Brown 3606

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

Medium Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.826
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c3c36 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Brown 3606.

Can I use Medium Brown instead of Brown 3606?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Medium Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Brown 3606.

Can I use Brown 3606 instead of Medium Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown 3606 is a little darker, 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 Medium 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 Medium Brown
Brown 3606 vs Leather Brown (70.871)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Brown
Brown 3606 vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medium Brown

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Medium Brown

Medium Brown vs Olive Drab FS34087 (C-304)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Brown 3606
Medium Brown vs Olive Drab FS34087 (H-304)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Brown 3606
Medium Brown vs Dark Earth (C-22)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Brown 3606 equivalents · Medium Brown equivalents