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

ΔE 7 (close). Grey Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Battle Dress vs Grey Brown

Mid Battle Dress

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

Grey Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.762
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c4021 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Brown is a little darker than Mid Battle Dress.

Can I use Grey Brown instead of Mid Battle Dress?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Grey Brown is a little darker than Mid Battle Dress.

Can I use Mid Battle Dress instead of Grey Brown?

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

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

Other Army Painter paints close to Grey Brown

Grey Brown vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
Grey Brown vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close
Grey Brown vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Mid Battle Dress equivalents · Grey Brown equivalents