What is the difference between Shield Brown and BC Dark Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). BC Dark Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Shield Brown vs BC Dark Brown

Shield Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09161
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c5032 (estimate)

BC Dark Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.768
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654c38 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BC Dark Brown is more muted, warmer than Shield Brown.

Can I use BC Dark Brown instead of Shield Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). BC Dark Brown is more muted, warmer than Shield Brown.

Can I use Shield Brown instead of BC Dark Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shield Brown is more saturated, 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 Shield Brown on the colour wheel See BC Dark Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Shield Brown

Shield Brown vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than BC Dark Brown
Shield Brown vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than BC Dark Brown
Shield Brown vs English Uniform (70.921)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than BC Dark Brown

Other Reaper paints close to BC Dark Brown

BC Dark Brown vs Earth Brown (09029)Master Series Paints · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Shield Brown
BC Dark Brown vs Dark Highlights (09042)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair
BC Dark Brown vs Woodstain Brown (09160)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Shield Brown equivalents · BC Dark Brown equivalents