What is the difference between Golem Grey and Wasteland Brown?

ΔE 18 (loose). Wasteland Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golem Grey vs Wasteland Brown

Golem Grey

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN42
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #2d302f (estimate)

Wasteland Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.420
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #4a3222 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Wasteland Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated than Golem Grey.

Can I use Wasteland Brown instead of Golem Grey?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Wasteland Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated than Golem Grey.

Can I use Golem Grey instead of Wasteland Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golem Grey is a little darker, much 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 Golem Grey on the colour wheel See Wasteland Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golem Grey

Golem Grey vs Landser Grey (72.469)Xpress Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Wasteland Brown
Golem Grey vs Greasy Black (72.476)Xpress Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Wasteland Brown
Golem Grey vs Willow Bark (72.474)Xpress Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wasteland Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Wasteland Brown

Wasteland Brown vs Werewolf Brown (SIN01)Instant Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Golem Grey
Wasteland Brown vs Shadow Black (SIN00)Instant Colors · ΔE 21, loose
Wasteland Brown vs Toad Green (SIN20)Instant Colors · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Golem Grey equivalents · Wasteland Brown equivalents