What is the difference between Smoke Gray and USAF Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). USAF Brown is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Smoke Gray vs USAF Brown

Smoke Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-95
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b5f59 (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 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Smoke Gray.

Can I use USAF Brown instead of Smoke Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). USAF Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Smoke Gray.

Can I use Smoke Gray instead of USAF Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Smoke Gray is a little darker, more muted.

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 Smoke Gray on the colour wheel See USAF Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Smoke Gray

Smoke Gray vs Concrete (71.131)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAF Brown
Smoke Gray vs JGSD Brown (71.297)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than USAF Brown
Smoke Gray vs IDF Sinai Grey (71.142)Model Air · ΔE 7, 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 Smoke Gray
USAF Brown vs Brown FS30219 (C-310)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Smoke Gray
USAF Brown vs RLM 79 Sand Yellow (C-119)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Smoke Gray

All matches: Smoke Gray equivalents · USAF Brown equivalents