What is the difference between Brown 3606 and Olive Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Olive Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown 3606 vs Olive Brown

Brown 3606

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

Olive Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.889
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #322621 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Brown is a little darker than Brown 3606.

Can I use Olive Brown instead of Brown 3606?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Olive Brown is a little darker than Brown 3606.

Can I use Brown 3606 instead of Olive Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown 3606 is a little lighter.

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

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Olive Brown

Olive Brown vs Smoke Gray (C-101)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown 3606
Olive Brown vs Smoke Gray (N-95)Acrysion · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown 3606
Olive Brown vs RLM 66 Black Gray (H-416)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Brown 3606

All matches: Brown 3606 equivalents · Olive Brown equivalents