What is the difference between Driftwood Brown and Mustard Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Mustard Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Driftwood Brown vs Mustard Brown

Driftwood Brown

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

Mustard Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.769
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #916945 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mustard Brown is a little darker, warmer than Driftwood Brown.

Can I use Mustard Brown instead of Driftwood Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Mustard Brown is a little darker, warmer than Driftwood Brown.

Can I use Driftwood Brown instead of Mustard Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Driftwood Brown is a little lighter, 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 Mustard 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 Mustard Brown
Driftwood Brown vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mustard Brown
Driftwood Brown vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mustard Brown

Other Reaper paints close to Mustard Brown

Mustard Brown vs Leather Brown (09030)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Driftwood Brown
Mustard Brown vs Tanned Leather (09031)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close
Mustard Brown vs Golden Shadow (09091)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Driftwood Brown equivalents · Mustard Brown equivalents