What is the difference between Scabbard Brown and Cam. Middle Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Cam. Middle Brown is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Scabbard Brown vs Cam. Middle Brown

Scabbard Brown

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #463023 (estimate)

Cam. Middle Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.740
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41341f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cam. Middle Brown is cooler than Scabbard Brown.

Can I use Cam. Middle Brown instead of Scabbard Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Cam. Middle Brown is cooler than Scabbard Brown.

Can I use Scabbard Brown instead of Cam. Middle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Scabbard Brown is 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 Scabbard Brown on the colour wheel See Cam. Middle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Scabbard Brown

Scabbard Brown vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Scabbard Brown vs Leather Brown (70.871)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Scabbard Brown vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Cam. Middle Brown

Cam. Middle Brown vs Gung-Ho GreenTriads: midtones · ΔE 7, close
Cam. Middle Brown vs Cuirass LeatherTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair
Cam. Middle Brown vs Field GreyTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Scabbard Brown equivalents · Cam. Middle Brown equivalents