What is the difference between Mud Brown and Medium Grey?

ΔE 15 (fair). Medium Grey is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mud Brown vs Medium Grey

Mud Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA41
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #635453 (estimate)

Medium Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.987
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #766953 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Medium Grey is a little lighter, more saturated than Mud Brown.

Can I use Medium Grey instead of Mud Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Medium Grey is a little lighter, more saturated than Mud Brown.

Can I use Mud Brown instead of Medium Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mud Brown 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 Mud Brown on the colour wheel See Medium Grey 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 Medium Grey
Mud Brown vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Medium Grey
Mud Brown vs Mahogany Brown (70.846)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Grey

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Medium Grey

Medium Grey vs Evil Flesh (NA04)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Medium Grey vs Bestial Green (NA35)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mud Brown
Medium Grey vs Earth Brown (NA45)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Mud Brown

All matches: Mud Brown equivalents · Medium Grey equivalents