What is the difference between Field Drab (FS30118) and Cam. Middle Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Cam. Middle Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Field Drab (FS30118) vs Cam. Middle Brown

Field Drab (FS30118)

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11344
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f3c1c (estimate)

Cam. Middle Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.740
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41341f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cam. Middle Brown is a little darker, more muted than Field Drab (FS30118).

Can I use Cam. Middle Brown instead of Field Drab (FS30118)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cam. Middle Brown is a little darker, more muted than Field Drab (FS30118).

Can I use Field Drab (FS30118) instead of Cam. Middle Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Field Drab (FS30118) is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Field Drab (FS30118) on the colour wheel See Cam. Middle Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Field Drab (FS30118)

Field Drab (FS30118) vs Grey Brown (70.762)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Field Drab (FS30118) vs English Uniform (70.921)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Cam. Middle Brown
Field Drab (FS30118) vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Cam. Middle Brown

Cam. Middle Brown vs Leather Brown (AK11110)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Field Drab (FS30118)
Cam. Middle Brown vs Nº5 Earth Brown (FS30099) (AK11336)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Field Drab (FS30118)
Cam. Middle Brown vs WWI British Khaki Brown Base (AK11301)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Field Drab (FS30118)

All matches: Field Drab (FS30118) equivalents · Cam. Middle Brown equivalents