What is the difference between Wood and BC Dark Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). BC Dark Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wood vs BC Dark Brown

Wood

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a5654 (estimate)

BC Dark Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.768
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654c38 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. BC Dark Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Wood.

Can I use BC Dark Brown instead of Wood?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). BC Dark Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Wood.

Can I use Wood instead of BC Dark Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wood is a little lighter, 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 Wood on the colour wheel See BC Dark Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wood

Wood vs Mahogany Brown (70.846)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than BC Dark Brown
Wood vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than BC Dark Brown
Wood vs US Earth Red (71.293)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than BC Dark Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to BC Dark Brown

BC Dark Brown vs Bosh Chestnut (SFG35)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Wood
BC Dark Brown vs Yellow Oxide (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Wood
BC Dark Brown vs Walnut (SC29)Scalecolor · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Wood

All matches: Wood equivalents · BC Dark Brown equivalents