What is the difference between Dark Soviet Khaki and Grey Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Grey Brown is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Soviet Khaki vs Grey Brown

Dark Soviet Khaki

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4123P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f3b27 (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 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Brown is more saturated, warmer than Dark Soviet Khaki.

Can I use Grey Brown instead of Dark Soviet Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Grey Brown is more saturated, warmer than Dark Soviet Khaki.

Can I use Dark Soviet Khaki instead of Grey Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Soviet Khaki is more muted, 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 Soviet Khaki on the colour wheel See Grey Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Soviet Khaki

Dark Soviet Khaki vs Dark Green RLM71 (71.015)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Grey Brown
Dark Soviet Khaki vs IJA Olive Green (71.286)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Grey Brown
Dark Soviet Khaki vs N. (71.316)Model Air · ΔE 2, 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 Soviet Khaki
Grey Brown vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Soviet Khaki
Grey Brown vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Soviet Khaki

All matches: Dark Soviet Khaki equivalents · Grey Brown equivalents