What is the difference between Dark Mustard Khaki and Brown Green?

ΔE 10 (close). Brown Green is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Mustard Khaki vs Brown Green

Dark Mustard Khaki

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4157P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c6036 (estimate)

Brown Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.030
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #816443 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Green is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Mustard Khaki.

Can I use Brown Green instead of Dark Mustard Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Brown Green is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Mustard Khaki.

Can I use Dark Mustard Khaki instead of Brown Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Mustard Khaki 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 Dark Mustard Khaki on the colour wheel See Brown Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Mustard Khaki

Dark Mustard Khaki vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Brown Green
Dark Mustard Khaki vs Khaki Grey (70.880)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Green
Dark Mustard Khaki vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Brown Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown Green

Brown Green vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Mustard Khaki
Brown Green vs Leather BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close
Brown Green vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Dark Mustard Khaki equivalents · Brown Green equivalents