What is the difference between Linoleum Deck Brown and USA Flat Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). USA Flat Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Linoleum Deck Brown vs USA Flat Brown

Linoleum Deck Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-79
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #665039 (estimate)

USA Flat Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.026
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #795b41 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USA Flat Brown is a little lighter than Linoleum Deck Brown.

Can I use USA Flat Brown instead of Linoleum Deck Brown?

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

Can I use Linoleum Deck Brown instead of USA Flat Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Linoleum Deck Brown is a little darker.

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 Linoleum Deck Brown on the colour wheel See USA Flat Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Linoleum Deck Brown

Linoleum Deck Brown vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USA Flat Brown
Linoleum Deck Brown vs Dirt (71.133)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USA Flat Brown
Linoleum Deck Brown vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USA Flat Brown

Other Tamiya paints close to USA Flat Brown

USA Flat Brown vs NATO Brown (XF-68)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Linoleum Deck Brown
USA Flat Brown vs NATO Brown (TS-62)TS Spray · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Linoleum Deck Brown
USA Flat Brown vs Red Brown (TS-1)TS Spray · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Linoleum Deck Brown

All matches: Linoleum Deck Brown equivalents · USA Flat Brown equivalents