What is the difference between Driftwood Brown and Cork Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Cork Brown is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Driftwood Brown vs Cork Brown

Driftwood Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09162
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #92744f (estimate)

Cork Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.843
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #94694d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cork Brown is warmer than Driftwood Brown.

Can I use Cork Brown instead of Driftwood Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cork Brown is warmer than Driftwood Brown.

Can I use Driftwood Brown instead of Cork Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Driftwood Brown is cooler.

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 Driftwood Brown on the colour wheel See Cork Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Driftwood Brown

Driftwood Brown vs Middle Stone (71.031)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cork Brown
Driftwood Brown vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cork Brown
Driftwood Brown vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cork Brown

Other Reaper paints close to Cork Brown

Cork Brown vs Leather Brown (09030)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Driftwood Brown
Cork Brown vs Tanned Shadow (09043)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close
Cork Brown vs Tanned Leather (09031)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Driftwood Brown equivalents · Cork Brown equivalents