What is the difference between Light DAK Green and Gobi Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Gobi Brown is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light DAK Green vs Gobi Brown

Light DAK Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4149P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b8851 (estimate)

Gobi Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC12
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #68602f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gobi Brown is noticeably darker, warmer than Light DAK Green.

Can I use Gobi Brown instead of Light DAK Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Gobi Brown is noticeably darker, warmer than Light DAK Green.

Can I use Light DAK Green instead of Gobi Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light DAK Green is noticeably lighter, 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 Light DAK Green on the colour wheel See Gobi Brown on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Light DAK Green

Light DAK Green vs Sherwood Green (SC44)Scalecolor · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Gobi Brown
Light DAK Green vs Undead Flesh (SFG13)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Gobi Brown
Light DAK Green vs Slimer Green (SFG23)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 19, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Gobi Brown

Gobi Brown vs Dark Mustard Khaki (WP4157P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light DAK Green
Gobi Brown vs Mid Soviet Khaki (WP4124P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light DAK Green
Gobi Brown vs Prairie OchreWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light DAK Green

All matches: Light DAK Green equivalents · Gobi Brown equivalents