What is the difference between Wood Brown and Dirt?

ΔE 6 (close). Dirt is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wood Brown vs Dirt

Wood Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-37
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #664b34 (estimate)

Dirt

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.133
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a573c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dirt is a little lighter, cooler than Wood Brown.

Can I use Dirt instead of Wood Brown?

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

Can I use Wood Brown instead of Dirt?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wood Brown is a little darker, 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 Wood Brown on the colour wheel See Dirt on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wood Brown

Wood Brown vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dirt
Wood Brown vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dirt
Wood Brown vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dirt

Dirt vs Wood Brown (C-43)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close
Dirt vs Wood Brown (H-37)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close
Dirt vs Olive Drab 1 (C-12)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Wood Brown equivalents · Dirt equivalents