# Brown (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Brown (Vallejo Mecha Color, 69.034) equivalents: Citadel Baneblade Brown, Army Painter Desert Yellow and Two Thin Coats Dust Bowl, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-69-034

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Brown: Vallejo Mecha Color opaque, 69.034, hex #7b674e. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Brown

Range

[Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

Finish

opaque

Code

69.034

Hex

#7b674e

Hex source

community data

## Brown equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Baneblade Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/baneblade-brown) Citadel Layer ΔE 8.6

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.2

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Dust Bowl](/paints/two-thin-coats/dust-bowl) ΔE 2.8

    near match

Brown is an opaque paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Heavy Brown from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 0.0, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 offer a near match and 1 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Hoard Bronze](/paints/speedpaint-2/hoard-bronze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Brownish Decay](/paints/speedpaint-2/brownish-decay) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8
- [Desolate Brown](/paints/speedpaint-2/desolate-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) safe substitute ΔE 5.2
- [Prairie Ochre](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/prairie-ochre) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Dusty Skull](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dusty-skull) approximate ΔE 8.4

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.9
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.5

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Steel Legion Drab](/paints/citadel-base/steel-legion-drab) approximate ΔE 11.8
- [XV-88](/paints/citadel-base/xv-88) approximate ΔE 13.4
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 14.4

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Snakebite Leather](/paints/citadel-contrast/snakebite-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2
- [Fyreslayer Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/fyreslayer-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Baneblade Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/baneblade-brown) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Stormvermin Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/stormvermin-fur) approximate ΔE 8.7
- [Balor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/balor-brown) approximate ΔE 13.5

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4
- [Seraphim Sepia](/paints/citadel-shade/seraphim-sepia) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.3
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.8

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Dust Bowl](/paints/two-thin-coats/dust-bowl) near match ΔE 2.8
- [Scabbard Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/scabbard-brown) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Wasteland Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/wasteland-brown) safe substitute ΔE 6.0

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Earth](/paints/vallejo-game-air/earth-76-062) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Barbarian Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/barbarian-skin-76-071) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) approximate ΔE 9.5

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Heavy Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-brown-72-153) near match ΔE 0.0
- [Earth](/paints/vallejo-game-color/earth-72-062) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Barbarian Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/barbarian-skin-72-071) approximate ΔE 8.4

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/brown-76-513) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5
- [European Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/european-dust-76-523) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6
- [Dark Khaki Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-khaki-green-76-520) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Military Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/military-yellow-72-453) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Battledress Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/battledress-brown-72-473) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Oiled Earth Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oiled-earth-wash-69-521) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Bronze](/paints/vallejo-mecha/bronze-69-062) approximate ΔE 10.1
- [Oil Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oil-stains-gloss-69-813) approximate ΔE 11.1

Every pot in [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha) has a page like this one. Vallejo against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Two Thin Coats](/paints/vallejo-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Two Thin Coats to Vallejo](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-vallejo).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-mecha-brown-69-034)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Brown?

Baneblade Brown from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 8.6: the nearest opaque paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Brown?

Desert Yellow from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 5.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Brown?

Dust Bowl from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 2.8: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.