What is the difference between Mid Battle Dress and Ger. Yellow Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Ger. Yellow Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Battle Dress vs Ger. Yellow Brown

Mid Battle Dress

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

Ger. Yellow Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.272
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #746445 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ger. Yellow Brown is a little lighter than Mid Battle Dress.

Can I use Ger. Yellow Brown instead of Mid Battle Dress?

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

Can I use Mid Battle Dress instead of Ger. Yellow Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Battle Dress is a little darker.

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 Ger. Yellow Brown 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 Ger. Yellow Brown
Mid Battle Dress vs English Uniform (70.921)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown
Mid Battle Dress vs Khaki (70.988)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Ger. Yellow Brown

Ger. Yellow Brown vs Dark Mustard Khaki (WP4157P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mid Battle Dress
Ger. Yellow Brown vs Prairie OchreWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mid Battle Dress
Ger. Yellow Brown vs Sulfide OchreWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mid Battle Dress

All matches: Mid Battle Dress equivalents · Ger. Yellow Brown equivalents