What is the difference between Mid Battle Dress and BS Dark Earth?

ΔE 6 (close). BS Dark Earth is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Battle Dress vs BS Dark Earth

Mid Battle Dress

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

BS Dark Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.323
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5f513d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BS Dark Earth is more muted, warmer than Mid Battle Dress.

Can I use BS Dark Earth instead of Mid Battle Dress?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). BS Dark Earth is more muted, warmer than Mid Battle Dress.

Can I use Mid Battle Dress instead of BS Dark Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Battle Dress 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 Mid Battle Dress on the colour wheel See BS Dark Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid Battle Dress

Mid Battle Dress vs Earth Green (Early) (70.611)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than BS Dark Earth
Mid Battle Dress vs English Uniform (70.921)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than BS Dark Earth
Mid Battle Dress vs Khaki (70.988)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than BS Dark Earth

Other Army Painter paints close to BS Dark Earth

BS Dark Earth vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mid Battle Dress
BS Dark Earth vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close
BS Dark Earth vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Mid Battle Dress equivalents · BS Dark Earth equivalents