What is the difference between Ancient Forest and Camou. Pale Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Camou. Pale Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ancient Forest vs Camou. Pale Brown

Ancient Forest

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #695b52 (estimate)

Camou. Pale Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.035
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5f4c3f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Camou. Pale Brown is a little darker than Ancient Forest.

Can I use Camou. Pale Brown instead of Ancient Forest?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Camou. Pale Brown is a little darker than Ancient Forest.

Can I use Ancient Forest instead of Camou. Pale Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ancient Forest is a little lighter.

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 Ancient Forest on the colour wheel See Camou. Pale Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ancient Forest

Ancient Forest vs US Earth Red (71.293)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Camou. Pale Brown
Ancient Forest vs IJA Earth Brown (71.136)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Camou. Pale Brown
Ancient Forest vs JGSD Brown (71.297)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Camou. Pale Brown

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Camou. Pale Brown

Camou. Pale Brown vs Druid FleshTriads: shadows · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ancient Forest
Camou. Pale Brown vs Cuirass LeatherTriads: shadows · ΔE 8, close
Camou. Pale Brown vs Dust BowlTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Ancient Forest equivalents · Camou. Pale Brown equivalents