What is the difference between Field Green and Green Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Green Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Field Green vs Green Brown

Field Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3506
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #50531d (estimate)

Green Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.879
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #70642f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Green Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Field Green.

Can I use Green Brown instead of Field Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Green Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Field Green.

Can I use Field Green instead of Green Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Field Green

Field Green vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Green Brown
Field Green vs Earth Green (Early) (70.611)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair
Field Green vs Green Yellow (70.881)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Green Brown

Green Brown vs Brown Green (IONIC-0147)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Field Green
Green Brown vs Sinai Grey (ATOM-20070)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Field Green
Green Brown vs British Brown (AMMO.F-545)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Field Green

All matches: Field Green equivalents · Green Brown equivalents