What is the difference between Fur Cloak and Cavalry Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Cavalry Brown is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fur Cloak vs Cavalry Brown

Fur Cloak

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5452 (estimate)

Cavalry Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.982
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3d3b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cavalry Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Fur Cloak.

Can I use Cavalry Brown instead of Fur Cloak?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Cavalry Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Fur Cloak.

Can I use Fur Cloak instead of Cavalry Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fur Cloak is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Fur Cloak on the colour wheel See Cavalry Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fur Cloak

Fur Cloak vs Brown Rose (70.803)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cavalry Brown
Fur Cloak vs Malefic Flesh (74.012)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 8, close · closer than Cavalry Brown
Fur Cloak vs Sand Brown (71.034)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Cavalry Brown

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Cavalry Brown

Cavalry Brown vs Asmodeus RedTriads: midtones · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fur Cloak
Cavalry Brown vs Red RageTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fur Cloak
Cavalry Brown vs Dread RedTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fur Cloak

All matches: Fur Cloak equivalents · Cavalry Brown equivalents