What is the difference between Brown and Gorgon Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Gorgon Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown vs Gorgon Brown

Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: X Gloss Acrylic
Code: X-9
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3c37 (estimate)

Gorgon Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.124
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #904638 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gorgon Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Brown.

Can I use Gorgon Brown instead of Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Gorgon Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Brown.

Can I use Brown instead of Gorgon Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Brown

Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Gorgon Brown
Brown vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Gorgon Brown
Brown vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Gorgon Brown

Other Tamiya paints close to Gorgon Brown

Gorgon Brown vs Dull Red (TS-33)TS Spray · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Brown
Gorgon Brown vs Flat Earth (XF-52)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brown
Gorgon Brown vs Maroon (TS-11)TS Spray · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Brown equivalents · Gorgon Brown equivalents