What is the difference between Schwarzgrün RLM 70 and Helmet Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Helmet Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Schwarzgrün RLM 70 vs Helmet Brown

Schwarzgrün RLM 70

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20101
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #535a39 (estimate)

Helmet Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4161P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #494c28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Helmet Brown is a little darker, warmer than Schwarzgrün RLM 70.

Can I use Helmet Brown instead of Schwarzgrün RLM 70?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Helmet Brown is a little darker, warmer than Schwarzgrün RLM 70.

Can I use Schwarzgrün RLM 70 instead of Helmet Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Schwarzgrün RLM 70 is a little lighter, 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 Schwarzgrün RLM 70 on the colour wheel See Helmet Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Schwarzgrün RLM 70

Schwarzgrün RLM 70 vs Medium Drab (WP4022P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Helmet Brown
Schwarzgrün RLM 70 vs Mid DAK Green (WP4148P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Helmet Brown
Schwarzgrün RLM 70 vs Steel Helmet Green (WP4127P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Helmet Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Helmet Brown

Helmet Brown vs Olive Drab (ATOM-20069)ATOM · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Schwarzgrün RLM 70
Helmet Brown vs Russian Green 4BO (ATOM-20071)ATOM · ΔE 7, close
Helmet Brown vs Olivgrün (ATOM-20079)ATOM · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Schwarzgrün RLM 70 equivalents · Helmet Brown equivalents