What is the difference between Brown FS30219 and USAF Brown?

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

Brown FS30219 vs USAF Brown

Brown FS30219

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-310
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b5f53 (estimate)

USAF Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.125
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c6758 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Brown FS30219.

Can I use USAF Brown instead of Brown FS30219?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). USAF Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Brown FS30219.

Can I use Brown FS30219 instead of USAF Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown FS30219 is a little darker, cooler.

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 FS30219 on the colour wheel See USAF Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brown FS30219

Brown FS30219 vs IJA Earth Brown (71.136)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAF Brown
Brown FS30219 vs Concrete (71.131)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAF Brown
Brown FS30219 vs Old Wood (70.761)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than USAF Brown

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to USAF Brown

USAF Brown vs Brown (C-526)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Brown FS30219
USAF Brown vs RLM 79 Sand Yellow (C-119)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close
USAF Brown vs Smoke Gray (H-95)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Brown FS30219 equivalents · USAF Brown equivalents