What is the difference between Summer Soil and Japan. Unif. WWII?

ΔE 9 (close). Japan. Unif. WWII is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Summer Soil vs Japan. Unif. WWII

Summer Soil

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3534
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ac8c3f (estimate)

Japan. Unif. WWII

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.923
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #907929 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Japan. Unif. WWII is a little darker than Summer Soil.

Can I use Japan. Unif. WWII instead of Summer Soil?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Japan. Unif. WWII is a little darker than Summer Soil.

Can I use Summer Soil instead of Japan. Unif. WWII?

The same difference applies the other way round: Summer Soil is a little lighter.

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 Summer Soil on the colour wheel See Japan. Unif. WWII on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Summer Soil

Summer Soil vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Japan. Unif. WWII
Summer Soil vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Japan. Unif. WWII
Summer Soil vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Japan. Unif. WWII

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Japan. Unif. WWII

Japan. Unif. WWII vs British Uniform (ATOM-20049)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Summer Soil
Japan. Unif. WWII vs Washable Dust (ATOM-20178)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair
Japan. Unif. WWII vs Khaki (IONIC-0024)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Summer Soil equivalents · Japan. Unif. WWII equivalents