What is the difference between Orange Brown and Wood?

ΔE 10 (close). Wood is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Orange Brown vs Wood

Orange Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S27
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a5a22 (estimate)

Wood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.077
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c6937 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Wood is a little lighter, more muted than Orange Brown.

Can I use Wood instead of Orange Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Wood is a little lighter, more muted than Orange Brown.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Wood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Orange Brown is a little darker, 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 Orange Brown on the colour wheel See Wood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Wood
Orange Brown vs Beasty Brown (72.043)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
Orange Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Wood

Wood vs Petroleum Brown (S14)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Orange Brown
Wood vs Warm Brown (S09)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Brown
Wood vs Tan Flesh (024)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Orange Brown equivalents · Wood equivalents