What is the difference between Dark Wood and Grey Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Grey Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Wood vs Grey Brown

Dark Wood

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20050
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #694e32 (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 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Grey Brown is a little darker, cooler than Dark Wood.

Can I use Grey Brown instead of Dark Wood?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Grey Brown is a little darker, cooler than Dark Wood.

Can I use Dark Wood instead of Grey Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Wood is a little lighter, 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 Grey 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 Grey Brown
Dark Wood vs English Uniform (70.921)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grey Brown
Dark Wood vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grey Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Grey Brown

Grey Brown vs Dark Olive Drab (ATOM-20065)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Wood
Grey Brown vs Olive Drab (ATOM-20069)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Wood
Grey Brown vs Chipping (A.MIG-0618)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dark Wood equivalents · Grey Brown equivalents