What is the difference between Cocoa Brown and Flat Brown?

ΔE 5 (very close). Flat Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cocoa Brown vs Flat Brown

Cocoa Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-17
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5b3135 (estimate)

Flat Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.984
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #643b3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 4.9, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Flat Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Cocoa Brown.

Can I use Flat Brown instead of Cocoa Brown?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Flat Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Cocoa Brown.

Can I use Cocoa Brown instead of Flat Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cocoa Brown 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 Cocoa Brown on the colour wheel See Flat Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cocoa Brown

Cocoa Brown vs German Red Brown (70.605)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Flat Brown
Cocoa Brown vs Chalice Red (74.017)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flat Brown
Cocoa Brown vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Flat Brown

Flat Brown vs IJN Linoleum Deck Color (C-606)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close
Flat Brown vs Hull Red (C-29)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close
Flat Brown vs Hull Red (N-17)Acrysion · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Cocoa Brown equivalents · Flat Brown equivalents