What is the difference between Sepia and Cam. Middle Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Cam. Middle Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sepia vs Cam. Middle Brown

Sepia

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Expert Acrylics
Code: E012
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a2616 (estimate)

Cam. Middle Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.740
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41341f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cam. Middle Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Sepia.

Can I use Cam. Middle Brown instead of Sepia?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Cam. Middle Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Sepia.

Can I use Sepia instead of Cam. Middle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sepia is a little darker, 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 Sepia on the colour wheel See Cam. Middle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sepia

Sepia vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Sepia vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Sepia vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Cam. Middle Brown

Cam. Middle Brown vs Dark Green Brown (S25)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sepia
Cam. Middle Brown vs Burnt Umber (E007)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 8, close
Cam. Middle Brown vs Dark Umber (019)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Sepia equivalents · Cam. Middle Brown equivalents