What is the difference between Dark Wood and Germ. Green Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Germ. Green Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Wood vs Germ. Green Brown

Dark Wood

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20050
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #694e32 (estimate)

Germ. Green Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.606
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #756242 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Germ. Green Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Wood.

Can I use Germ. Green Brown instead of Dark Wood?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Germ. Green Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Wood.

Can I use Dark Wood instead of Germ. Green Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Wood 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 Wood on the colour wheel See Germ. Green Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Wood

Dark Wood vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Germ. Green Brown
Dark Wood vs English Uniform (70.921)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Germ. Green Brown
Dark Wood vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Germ. Green Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Germ. Green Brown

Germ. Green Brown vs Pale Earth (AMMO.F-547)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Wood
Germ. Green Brown vs Light Brown (AMMO.F-531)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Wood
Germ. Green Brown vs Graveyard Earth (IONIC-0148)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Wood

All matches: Dark Wood equivalents · Germ. Green Brown equivalents