What is the difference between Mid Feldgrau and Bronze Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Bronze Green is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Feldgrau vs Bronze Green

Mid Feldgrau

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4044P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #405548 (estimate)

Bronze Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.250
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #494e45 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bronze Green is more muted than Mid Feldgrau.

Can I use Bronze Green instead of Mid Feldgrau?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Bronze Green is more muted than Mid Feldgrau.

Can I use Mid Feldgrau instead of Bronze Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Feldgrau is more saturated.

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 Feldgrau on the colour wheel See Bronze Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid Feldgrau

Mid Feldgrau vs Gunship Green (71.014)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bronze Green
Mid Feldgrau vs NATO Green (70.612)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bronze Green
Mid Feldgrau vs Green Grey (71.341)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bronze Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Bronze Green

Bronze Green vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close
Bronze Green vs Bleached Strap Grey (WP4150P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close
Bronze Green vs Obsidian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Mid Feldgrau equivalents · Bronze Green equivalents