What is the difference between Vambrace Brown and Mustard Brown?

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

Vambrace Brown vs Mustard Brown

Vambrace Brown

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e7760 (estimate)

Mustard Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.769
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #916945 (estimate)

How close are they?

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

Can I use Mustard Brown instead of Vambrace Brown?

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

Can I use Vambrace Brown instead of Mustard Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Vambrace Brown 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 Vambrace Brown on the colour wheel See Mustard Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Vambrace Brown

Vambrace Brown vs Tan Earth (71.079)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mustard Brown
Vambrace Brown vs Cork Brown (70.843)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mustard Brown
Vambrace Brown vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mustard Brown

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Mustard Brown

Mustard Brown vs Gyzmo FurTriads: shadows · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Vambrace Brown
Mustard Brown vs Boot Strap BrownTriads: midtones · ΔE 6, close · closer than Vambrace Brown
Mustard Brown vs Noble Steed BrownTriads: shadows · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Vambrace Brown equivalents · Mustard Brown equivalents