What is the difference between Brown (JGSDF) and Golden Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Golden Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown (JGSDF) vs Golden Brown

Brown (JGSDF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-90
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #81613a (estimate)

Golden Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.032
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77583b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Golden Brown is a little darker, more muted than Brown (JGSDF).

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Brown (JGSDF)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Golden Brown is a little darker, more muted than Brown (JGSDF).

Can I use Brown (JGSDF) instead of Golden Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown (JGSDF) is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Brown (JGSDF) on the colour wheel See Golden Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brown (JGSDF)

Brown (JGSDF) vs Brown Green (71.030)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Golden Brown
Brown (JGSDF) vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Golden Brown
Brown (JGSDF) vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Golden Brown

Other Tamiya paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs NATO Brown (XF-68)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown (JGSDF)
Golden Brown vs NATO Brown (TS-62)TS Spray · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown (JGSDF)
Golden Brown vs Brown (JGSDF) (XF-72)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Brown (JGSDF) equivalents · Golden Brown equivalents