What is the difference between Flat Earth and Orange Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Orange Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flat Earth vs Orange Brown

Flat Earth

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-52
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #974f39 (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 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Flat Earth.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Flat Earth?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Orange Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Flat Earth.

Can I use Flat Earth instead of Orange Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Flat Earth

Flat Earth vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Orange Brown
Flat Earth vs Light Brown (70.929)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Orange Brown
Flat Earth vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Orange Brown

Other Tamiya paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Dull Red (TS-33)TS Spray · ΔE 11, fair
Orange Brown vs Brown (JGSDF) (XF-72)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 19, loose
Orange Brown vs Brown (JGSDF) (TS-90)TS Spray · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Flat Earth equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents