What is the difference between British Light Mud and Green Yellow?

ΔE 8 (close). Green Yellow is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

British Light Mud vs Green Yellow

British Light Mud

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11383
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #79794d (estimate)

Green Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.881
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #64653f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green Yellow is a little darker than British Light Mud.

Can I use Green Yellow instead of British Light Mud?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Green Yellow is a little darker than British Light Mud.

Can I use British Light Mud instead of Green Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: British Light Mud is a little lighter.

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 British Light Mud on the colour wheel See Green Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to British Light Mud

British Light Mud vs Loam Beige (71.245)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Green Yellow
British Light Mud vs Hemp (71.023)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
British Light Mud vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Green Yellow

Green Yellow vs Splittermuster Base (AK11414)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than British Light Mud
Green Yellow vs Leaf Green (AK17020)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 6, very close · closer than British Light Mud
Green Yellow vs IDF Sand Grey 1970s-1980s (AK11353)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than British Light Mud

All matches: British Light Mud equivalents · Green Yellow equivalents