What is the difference between Griffon Claw and Pale Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Brown is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Griffon Claw vs Pale Brown

Griffon Claw

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #998d83 (estimate)

Pale Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.825
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #937a6e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Griffon Claw.

Can I use Pale Brown instead of Griffon Claw?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Griffon Claw.

Can I use Griffon Claw instead of Pale Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Griffon Claw 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 Griffon Claw on the colour wheel See Pale Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Griffon Claw

Griffon Claw vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Brown
Griffon Claw vs IJN Medium Grey (71.312)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Brown
Griffon Claw vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Brown

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Pale Brown

Pale Brown vs SandstoneTriads: midtones · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Griffon Claw
Pale Brown vs Wasteland BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 7, close · closer than Griffon Claw
Pale Brown vs Temple StoneTriads: highlights · ΔE 8, close · closer than Griffon Claw

All matches: Griffon Claw equivalents · Pale Brown equivalents