What is the difference between Cork Brown and Mud Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Mud Brown is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cork Brown vs Mud Brown

Cork Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #906f61 (estimate)

Mud Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.037
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7e5945 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mud Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Cork Brown.

Can I use Mud Brown instead of Cork Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Mud Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Cork Brown.

Can I use Cork Brown instead of Mud Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cork Brown is a little lighter, 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 Cork Brown on the colour wheel See Mud Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cork Brown

Cork Brown vs Tan Earth (71.079)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Cork Brown vs Pale Brown (70.825)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mud Brown
Cork Brown vs Malefic Flesh (74.012)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mud Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Mud Brown

Mud Brown vs Walnut (SC29)Scalecolor · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cork Brown
Mud Brown vs Bosh Chestnut (SFG35)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 6, close · closer than Cork Brown
Mud Brown vs Yellow Oxide (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 8, close · closer than Cork Brown

All matches: Cork Brown equivalents · Mud Brown equivalents