What is the difference between Arbuckles Brown and Chestnut Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Chestnut Brown is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Arbuckles Brown vs Chestnut Brown

Arbuckles Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Fantasy & Games
Code: SFG34
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #423231 (estimate)

Chestnut Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.746
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #523536 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chestnut Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Arbuckles Brown.

Can I use Chestnut Brown instead of Arbuckles Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Chestnut Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Arbuckles Brown.

Can I use Arbuckles Brown instead of Chestnut Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Arbuckles Brown is a little darker, 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 Arbuckles Brown on the colour wheel See Chestnut Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Arbuckles Brown

Arbuckles Brown vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Chestnut Brown
Arbuckles Brown vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Chestnut Brown
Arbuckles Brown vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Chestnut Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Chestnut Brown

Chestnut Brown vs Burnt Skin (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 6, close · closer than Arbuckles Brown
Chestnut Brown vs African Shadow (SC24)Scalecolor · ΔE 7, close · closer than Arbuckles Brown
Chestnut Brown vs Black Leather (SC32)Scalecolor · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Arbuckles Brown equivalents · Chestnut Brown equivalents