What is the difference between Mud Brown and Flat Brown?

ΔE 15 (loose). Flat Brown is a little darker, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mud Brown vs Flat Brown

Mud Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA41
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #635453 (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 15.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Flat Brown is a little darker, much more saturated than Mud Brown.

Can I use Flat Brown instead of Mud Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Flat Brown is a little darker, much more saturated than Mud Brown.

Can I use Mud Brown instead of Flat Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mud Brown is a little lighter, much 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 Mud Brown on the colour wheel See Flat Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mud Brown

Mud Brown vs JGSD Brown (71.297)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Flat Brown
Mud Brown vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Flat Brown
Mud Brown vs Mahogany Brown (70.846)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Flat Brown

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Flat Brown

Flat Brown vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Flat Brown vs Crimson Hell (NA18)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Mud Brown
Flat Brown vs Nocturne Skin (NA02)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Mud Brown

All matches: Mud Brown equivalents · Flat Brown equivalents