What is the difference between Mud Brown and Seaplane Gray?

ΔE 9 (close). Seaplane Gray is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mud Brown vs Seaplane Gray

Mud Brown

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

Seaplane Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.314
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b4f51 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Seaplane Gray is a little darker, more muted than Mud Brown.

Can I use Seaplane Gray instead of Mud Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Seaplane Gray is a little darker, more muted than Mud Brown.

Can I use Mud Brown instead of Seaplane Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mud Brown is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Seaplane Gray 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 Seaplane Gray
Mud Brown vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Seaplane Gray
Mud Brown vs Mahogany Brown (70.846)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Seaplane Gray

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Seaplane Gray

Seaplane Gray vs Darkness Grey (NA11)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Seaplane Gray vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Seaplane Gray vs Purple Black (NA09)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Mud Brown equivalents · Seaplane Gray equivalents