What is the difference between Raw Sienna and Orange Brown?

ΔE 10 (fair). Orange Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Raw Sienna vs Orange Brown

Raw Sienna

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #854924 (estimate)

Orange Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.981
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a45d3c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Orange Brown is a little lighter than Raw Sienna.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Raw Sienna?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Orange Brown is a little lighter than Raw Sienna.

Can I use Raw Sienna instead of Orange Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Raw Sienna is a little darker.

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 Raw Sienna on the colour wheel See Orange Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Raw Sienna

Raw Sienna vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Orange Brown
Raw Sienna vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Brown
Raw Sienna vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Scale75 paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Orange Leather (SC28)Scalecolor · ΔE 15, loose
Orange Brown vs Vulcan Orange (SFG37)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 16, loose
Orange Brown vs Burnt Sienna (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Raw Sienna equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents