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

ΔE 10 (fair). NATO Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown (JGSDF) vs NATO Brown

Brown (JGSDF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-72
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #81613a (estimate)

NATO Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-68
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #70523a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. NATO Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Brown (JGSDF).

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

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). NATO Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Brown (JGSDF).

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

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown (JGSDF) is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Brown (JGSDF) on the colour wheel See NATO Brown on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Brown (JGSDF)

Brown (JGSDF) vs Brown (JGSDF) (TS-90)TS Spray · ΔE 0, very close · closer than NATO Brown
Brown (JGSDF) vs NATO Brown (TS-62)TS Spray · ΔE 10, fair
Brown (JGSDF) vs Red Brown (TS-1)TS Spray · ΔE 11, fair

Other Tamiya paints close to NATO Brown

NATO Brown vs NATO Brown (TS-62)TS Spray · ΔE 0, very close · closer than Brown (JGSDF)
NATO Brown vs Linoleum Deck Brown (XF-79)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown (JGSDF)
NATO Brown vs Linoleum Deck Brown (TS-69)TS Spray · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown (JGSDF)

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