What is the difference between Dark Earth BS381C/450 and Cam. Middle Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Cam. Middle Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Earth BS381C/450 vs Cam. Middle Brown

Dark Earth BS381C/450

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-369
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #524630 (estimate)

Cam. Middle Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.740
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41341f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cam. Middle Brown is a little darker than Dark Earth BS381C/450.

Can I use Cam. Middle Brown instead of Dark Earth BS381C/450?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cam. Middle Brown is a little darker than Dark Earth BS381C/450.

Can I use Dark Earth BS381C/450 instead of Cam. Middle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Earth BS381C/450 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 Dark Earth BS381C/450 on the colour wheel See Cam. Middle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Earth BS381C/450

Dark Earth BS381C/450 vs US Field Drab (71.139)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Dark Earth BS381C/450 vs IJA Khaki Brown (71.287)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Dark Earth BS381C/450 vs BS Dark Earth (71.323)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Cam. Middle Brown

Cam. Middle Brown vs Lederbraun (C-520)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Earth BS381C/450
Cam. Middle Brown vs Brown 3606 (C-517)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Earth BS381C/450
Cam. Middle Brown vs Olive Drab 2314 (C-518)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Earth BS381C/450

All matches: Dark Earth BS381C/450 equivalents · Cam. Middle Brown equivalents