What is the difference between Dark Battle Dress and Grey Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Grey Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Battle Dress vs Grey Brown

Dark Battle Dress

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4052P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #453a26 (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 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Brown is more saturated than Dark Battle Dress.

Can I use Grey Brown instead of Dark Battle Dress?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Grey Brown is more saturated than Dark Battle Dress.

Can I use Dark Battle Dress instead of Grey Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Battle Dress is more muted.

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 Battle Dress on the colour wheel See Grey Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Battle Dress

Dark Battle Dress vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Grey Brown
Dark Battle Dress vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey Brown
Dark Battle Dress vs Dark Green RLM71 (71.015)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grey Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Grey Brown

Grey Brown vs Mid Battle Dress (WP4054P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Battle Dress
Grey Brown vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close
Grey Brown vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dark Battle Dress equivalents · Grey Brown equivalents