What is the difference between Warm Brown and Bronze Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Bronze Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Brown vs Bronze Brown

Warm Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S09
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5a2e (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 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bronze Brown is more saturated than Warm Brown.

Can I use Bronze Brown instead of Warm Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Bronze Brown is more saturated than Warm Brown.

Can I use Warm Brown instead of Bronze Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Brown is 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 Warm Brown on the colour wheel See Bronze Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Warm Brown

Warm Brown vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bronze Brown
Warm Brown vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Warm Brown vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Bronze Brown

Bronze Brown vs Orange Brown (S27)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Warm Brown
Bronze Brown vs Dark Orange Brown (S26)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 9, close
Bronze Brown vs Petroleum Brown (S14)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Warm Brown equivalents · Bronze Brown equivalents