What is the difference between Dark Earth BS381C/450 and Canvas?

ΔE 9 (close). Canvas is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Earth BS381C/450 vs Canvas

Dark Earth BS381C/450

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

Canvas

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.763
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c341d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Canvas is a little darker, cooler than Dark Earth BS381C/450.

Can I use Canvas instead of Dark Earth BS381C/450?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Canvas is a little darker, cooler than Dark Earth BS381C/450.

Can I use Dark Earth BS381C/450 instead of Canvas?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Earth BS381C/450 is a little lighter, 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 Dark Earth BS381C/450 on the colour wheel See Canvas 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 Canvas
Dark Earth BS381C/450 vs IJA Khaki Brown (71.287)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Canvas
Dark Earth BS381C/450 vs BS Dark Earth (71.323)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Canvas

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Canvas

Canvas vs Olive Drab 2314 (C-518)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Earth BS381C/450
Canvas vs Lederbraun (C-520)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Earth BS381C/450
Canvas vs Brown 3606 (C-517)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dark Earth BS381C/450 equivalents · Canvas equivalents