What is the difference between Field Green FS 34097 and Dirty Grey?

ΔE 9 (close). Dirty Grey is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Field Green FS 34097 vs Dirty Grey

Field Green FS 34097

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11875
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #696e2b (estimate)

Dirty Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.145
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #86813e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dirty Grey is a little lighter, warmer than Field Green FS 34097.

Can I use Dirty Grey instead of Field Green FS 34097?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dirty Grey is a little lighter, warmer than Field Green FS 34097.

Can I use Field Green FS 34097 instead of Dirty Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Field Green FS 34097 is a little darker, cooler.

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 Green FS 34097 on the colour wheel See Dirty Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Field Green FS 34097

Field Green FS 34097 vs Cayman Green (72.067)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dirty Grey
Field Green FS 34097 vs Dark Yellow (70.978)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Field Green FS 34097 vs Middle Stone (70.882)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dirty Grey

Dirty Grey vs Grey Green (AK11424)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Field Green FS 34097
Dirty Grey vs Putrid White (AK17055)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 8, close · closer than Field Green FS 34097
Dirty Grey vs IJA #29 Ki Midori iro (Yel- low-Green) (AK11904)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Field Green FS 34097

All matches: Field Green FS 34097 equivalents · Dirty Grey equivalents