What is the difference between Brown Green and Rootpath?

ΔE 9 (close). Rootpath is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown Green vs Rootpath

Brown Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0147
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #715c2a (estimate)

Rootpath

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 4
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #634f2a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rootpath is a little darker, more muted than Brown Green.

Can I use Rootpath instead of Brown Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Rootpath is a little darker, more muted than Brown Green.

Can I use Brown Green instead of Rootpath?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown Green 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 Brown Green on the colour wheel See Rootpath on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown Green

Brown Green vs Dark Mustard Khaki (WP4157P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rootpath
Brown Green vs Desert YellowWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close
Brown Green vs Mid Soviet Khaki (WP4124P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Rootpath

Rootpath vs Dark Wood (ATOM-20050)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Brown Green
Rootpath vs Graveyard Earth (IONIC-0148)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown Green
Rootpath vs Pale Earth (AMMO.F-547)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Brown Green equivalents · Rootpath equivalents