What is the difference between Walnut and Pale Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Pale Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Walnut vs Pale Brown

Walnut

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC29
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #86654e (estimate)

Pale Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.825
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #937a6e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Walnut.

Can I use Pale Brown instead of Walnut?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Pale Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Walnut.

Can I use Walnut instead of Pale Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Walnut is a little darker, 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 Walnut on the colour wheel See Pale Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Walnut

Walnut vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Brown
Walnut vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Brown
Walnut vs Mud Brown (71.037)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Pale Brown

Pale Brown vs Cork Brown (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Walnut
Pale Brown vs Brown Gray (SC59)Scalecolor · ΔE 8, close · closer than Walnut
Pale Brown vs Rainy Gray (SC60)Scalecolor · ΔE 9, close · closer than Walnut

All matches: Walnut equivalents · Pale Brown equivalents