What is the difference between Peanut Butter and Scrofulous Brown?

ΔE 19 (loose). Scrofulous Brown is much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Peanut Butter vs Scrofulous Brown

Peanut Butter

Brand: Scale75
Range: Fantasy & Games
Code: SFG39
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b88525 (estimate)

Scrofulous Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.038
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d87e18 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Scrofulous Brown is much more saturated, warmer than Peanut Butter.

Can I use Scrofulous Brown instead of Peanut Butter?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Scrofulous Brown is much more saturated, warmer than Peanut Butter.

Can I use Peanut Butter instead of Scrofulous Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Peanut Butter is much more muted, 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 Peanut Butter on the colour wheel See Scrofulous Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Peanut Butter

Peanut Butter vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Scrofulous Brown
Peanut Butter vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Scrofulous Brown
Peanut Butter vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Scrofulous Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Scrofulous Brown

Scrofulous Brown vs Yellow Ochre (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Peanut Butter
Scrofulous Brown vs Tiamat Orange (SFG06)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Peanut Butter
Scrofulous Brown vs Mars Orange (SC39)Scalecolor · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Peanut Butter

All matches: Peanut Butter equivalents · Scrofulous Brown equivalents