What is the difference between Dark Brown and Grey Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Grey Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Brown vs Grey Brown

Dark Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a3414 (estimate)

Grey Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.762
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c4021 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Brown.

Can I use Grey Brown instead of Dark Brown?

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

Can I use Dark Brown instead of Grey Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Brown is a little darker, 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 Dark Brown on the colour wheel See Grey Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Brown

Dark Brown vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Dark Brown vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Dark Brown vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Grey Brown

Grey Brown vs Camouflage Green (AK11156)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Brown
Grey Brown vs Field Drab (FS30118) (AK11344)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Brown
Grey Brown vs Canvas Tone (AK11436)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Brown

All matches: Dark Brown equivalents · Grey Brown equivalents