What is the difference between Bright Brown Grey and Pale Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Pale Brown is a little darker, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bright Brown Grey vs Pale Brown

Bright Brown Grey

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: AMP-021
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a8a80 (estimate)

Pale Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.825
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #937a6e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Brown is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Bright Brown Grey.

Can I use Pale Brown instead of Bright Brown Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Brown is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Bright Brown Grey.

Can I use Bright Brown Grey instead of Pale Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bright Brown Grey is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Bright Brown Grey on the colour wheel See Pale Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bright Brown Grey

Bright Brown Grey vs US Desert Sand (71.140)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Brown
Bright Brown Grey vs Sand (71.112)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Brown
Bright Brown Grey vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Brown

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Pale Brown

Pale Brown vs Red Grey (S12)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 8, close
Pale Brown vs Warm Grey (074)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 12, fair
Pale Brown vs Brown Grey (S22)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Bright Brown Grey equivalents · Pale Brown equivalents