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

ΔE 19 (loose). Orange Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown (JGSDF) vs Orange Brown

Brown (JGSDF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-72
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #81613a (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 18.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orange Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated than Brown (JGSDF).

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

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Orange Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated than Brown (JGSDF).

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

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown (JGSDF) is a little darker, much more muted.

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

Other Tamiya paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Flat Earth (XF-52)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown (JGSDF)
Orange Brown vs Dull Red (TS-33)TS Spray · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Brown (JGSDF)
Orange Brown vs Brown (JGSDF) (TS-90)TS Spray · ΔE 19, loose

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