What is the difference between Dark Orange Brown and Bronze Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Bronze Brown is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Orange Brown vs Bronze Brown

Dark Orange Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S26
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a4a22 (estimate)

Bronze Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8c511e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bronze Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Dark Orange Brown.

Can I use Bronze Brown instead of Dark Orange Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Bronze Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Dark Orange Brown.

Can I use Dark Orange Brown instead of Bronze Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Orange 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 Dark Orange Brown on the colour wheel See Bronze Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Orange Brown

Dark Orange Brown vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Dark Orange Brown vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Dark Orange Brown vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Bronze Brown

Bronze Brown vs Orange Brown (S27)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Orange Brown
Bronze Brown vs Warm Brown (S09)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Orange Brown
Bronze Brown vs Petroleum Brown (S14)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Dark Orange Brown equivalents · Bronze Brown equivalents