What is the difference between Drab Brown and US Earth Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). US Earth Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Drab Brown vs US Earth Brown

Drab Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S40
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5e4e3e (estimate)

US Earth Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.290
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f4842 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Earth Brown is a little darker, more muted than Drab Brown.

Can I use US Earth Brown instead of Drab Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). US Earth Brown is a little darker, more muted than Drab Brown.

Can I use Drab Brown instead of US Earth Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Drab 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 Drab Brown on the colour wheel See US Earth Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Drab Brown

Drab Brown vs Camou. Pale Brown (71.035)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than US Earth Brown
Drab Brown vs US Field Drab (71.139)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Earth Brown
Drab Brown vs IJA Khaki Brown (71.287)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Earth Brown

Other Pro Acryl paints close to US Earth Brown

US Earth Brown vs Dark Warm Grey (016)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Drab Brown
US Earth Brown vs Dark Neutral Grey (044)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 9, close
US Earth Brown vs Brown Grey (S22)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Drab Brown equivalents · US Earth Brown equivalents