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

ΔE 7 (close). Germ. Green Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Mustard Khaki vs Germ. Green Brown

Dark Mustard Khaki

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

Germ. Green Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.606
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #756242 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Germ. Green Brown is more muted, warmer than Dark Mustard Khaki.

Can I use Germ. Green Brown instead of Dark Mustard Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Germ. Green Brown is more muted, warmer than Dark Mustard Khaki.

Can I use Dark Mustard Khaki instead of Germ. Green Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Mustard Khaki is more saturated, 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 Germ. Green Brown 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 Germ. Green Brown
Dark Mustard Khaki vs Khaki Grey (70.880)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Germ. Green Brown
Dark Mustard Khaki vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Germ. Green Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Germ. Green Brown

Germ. Green Brown vs Prairie OchreWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Germ. Green Brown vs Sulfide OchreWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close
Germ. Green Brown vs Rootpath (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dark Mustard Khaki equivalents · Germ. Green Brown equivalents