What is the difference between Mars Orange and Grunge Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Grunge Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mars Orange vs Grunge Brown

Mars Orange

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC39
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c9662a (estimate)

Grunge Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.115
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf5835 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Grunge Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Mars Orange.

Can I use Grunge Brown instead of Mars Orange?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Grunge Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Mars Orange.

Can I use Mars Orange instead of Grunge Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mars Orange is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer.

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 Mars Orange on the colour wheel See Grunge Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mars Orange

Mars Orange vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Grunge Brown
Mars Orange vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Grunge Brown
Mars Orange vs Beasty Brown (72.043)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Grunge Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Grunge Brown

Grunge Brown vs Kalahari Orange (SC14)Scalecolor · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mars Orange
Grunge Brown vs Orange Leather (SC28)Scalecolor · ΔE 12, fair
Grunge Brown vs Vulcan Orange (SFG37)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Mars Orange equivalents · Grunge Brown equivalents