What is the difference between Antique Rose and Cavalry Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Cavalry Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Antique Rose vs Cavalry Brown

Antique Rose

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09139
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #944e4b (estimate)

Cavalry Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.982
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3d3b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cavalry Brown is a little darker than Antique Rose.

Can I use Cavalry Brown instead of Antique Rose?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cavalry Brown is a little darker than Antique Rose.

Can I use Antique Rose instead of Cavalry Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Antique Rose is a little lighter.

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 Antique Rose on the colour wheel See Cavalry Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Antique Rose

Antique Rose vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Antique Rose vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Antique Rose vs Succubus Skin (72.108)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Reaper paints close to Cavalry Brown

Cavalry Brown vs Terracotta (09170)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Antique Rose
Cavalry Brown vs Chestnut Brown (09071)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close
Cavalry Brown vs Fired Clay (09171)Master Series Paints · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Antique Rose equivalents · Cavalry Brown equivalents