What is the difference between Wasteland Brown and Pale Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Pale Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wasteland Brown vs Pale Brown

Wasteland Brown

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7d6a5f (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 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Brown is a little lighter than Wasteland Brown.

Can I use Pale Brown instead of Wasteland Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Brown is a little lighter than Wasteland Brown.

Can I use Wasteland Brown instead of Pale Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wasteland Brown is a little darker.

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 Wasteland Brown on the colour wheel See Pale Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wasteland Brown

Wasteland Brown vs USAF Brown (71.125)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pale Brown
Wasteland Brown vs IDF Isr. Sand Grey (61-73) (70.614)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Brown
Wasteland Brown vs Nocturna Shadow (74.001)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 6, 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 Wasteland Brown
Pale Brown vs Temple StoneTriads: highlights · ΔE 8, close
Pale Brown vs Griffon ClawTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Wasteland Brown equivalents · Pale Brown equivalents