What is the difference between Cerberus Brown and Buff?

ΔE 9 (close). Buff is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cerberus Brown vs Buff

Cerberus Brown

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e6b455 (estimate)

Buff

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.976
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cba942 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Buff is a little darker, cooler than Cerberus Brown.

Can I use Buff instead of Cerberus Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Buff is a little darker, cooler than Cerberus Brown.

Can I use Cerberus Brown instead of Buff?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cerberus Brown is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Cerberus Brown on the colour wheel See Buff on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cerberus Brown

Cerberus Brown vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Buff
Cerberus Brown vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Buff
Cerberus Brown vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Buff

Buff vs Sun Bleach YellowTriads: midtones · ΔE 10, close
Buff vs Flak Gun YellowTriads: midtones · ΔE 11, fair
Buff vs Manticore OchreTriads: midtones · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Cerberus Brown equivalents · Buff equivalents