What is the difference between Helmet Brown and Interior Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Interior Green is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Helmet Brown vs Interior Green

Helmet Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4161P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #494c28 (estimate)

Interior Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #56553b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Interior Green is a little lighter, more muted than Helmet Brown.

Can I use Interior Green instead of Helmet Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Interior Green is a little lighter, more muted than Helmet Brown.

Can I use Helmet Brown instead of Interior Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Helmet Brown is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Helmet Brown on the colour wheel See Interior Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Helmet Brown

Helmet Brown vs Earth Green (Early) (70.611)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Interior Green
Helmet Brown vs Uniform Green (70.922)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Interior Green
Helmet Brown vs US Light Green (71.137)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Interior Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Interior Green

Interior Green vs Medium Drab (WP4022P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Helmet Brown
Interior Green vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Helmet Brown
Interior Green vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Helmet Brown

All matches: Helmet Brown equivalents · Interior Green equivalents