Mid Battle Dress vs IJA Earth Brown

Mid Battle Dress

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

IJA Earth Brown

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Air
Code
71.136
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#6a5a48 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Earth Brown is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Mid Battle Dress.

Can I use IJA Earth Brown instead of Mid Battle Dress?

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

Can I use Mid Battle Dress instead of IJA Earth Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Battle Dress is a little darker, 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 IJA Earth Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid Battle Dress

Other Army Painter paints close to IJA Earth Brown

All matches: Mid Battle Dress equivalents · IJA Earth Brown equivalents

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