What is the difference between US Dark Green and Grey Brown?

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

US Dark Green vs Grey Brown

US Dark Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11157
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a3514 (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 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Brown is a little lighter, warmer than US Dark Green.

Can I use Grey Brown instead of US Dark Green?

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

Can I use US Dark Green instead of Grey Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: US Dark Green 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 US Dark Green on the colour wheel See Grey Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to US Dark Green

US Dark Green vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Grey Brown
US Dark Green vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
US Dark Green vs Dark Green RLM71 (71.015)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Grey Brown

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

All matches: US Dark Green equivalents · Grey Brown equivalents