What is the difference between Mid Battle Dress and NATO Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). NATO Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Battle Dress vs NATO Brown

Mid Battle Dress

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4054P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c4f31 (estimate)

NATO Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-68
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #70523a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. NATO Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Mid Battle Dress.

Can I use NATO Brown instead of Mid Battle Dress?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). NATO Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Mid Battle Dress.

Can I use Mid Battle Dress instead of NATO Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Battle Dress 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 Mid Battle Dress on the colour wheel See NATO Brown on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Mid Battle Dress

Mid Battle Dress vs Linoleum Deck Brown (XF-79)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than NATO Brown
Mid Battle Dress vs Linoleum Deck Brown (TS-69)TS Spray · ΔE 6, very close · closer than NATO Brown
Mid Battle Dress vs Dark Green (AS-9)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 9, close · closer than NATO Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to NATO Brown

NATO Brown vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid Battle Dress
NATO Brown vs Leather BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mid Battle Dress
NATO Brown vs Leather Brown (WP4050P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mid Battle Dress

All matches: Mid Battle Dress equivalents · NATO Brown equivalents