What is the difference between Mid Feldgrau and Brown Grey?

ΔE 10 (fair). Brown Grey is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Feldgrau vs Brown Grey

Mid Feldgrau

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

Brown Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.248
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #585953 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Brown Grey is a little lighter, more muted than Mid Feldgrau.

Can I use Brown Grey instead of Mid Feldgrau?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Brown Grey is a little lighter, more muted than Mid Feldgrau.

Can I use Mid Feldgrau instead of Brown Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Feldgrau is a little darker, 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 Brown Grey 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 Brown Grey
Mid Feldgrau vs NATO Green (70.612)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown Grey
Mid Feldgrau vs Green Grey (71.341)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown Grey

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown Grey

Brown Grey vs Regiment GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mid Feldgrau
Brown Grey vs Obsidian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Mid Feldgrau
Brown Grey vs Onyx SkinWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Mid Feldgrau

All matches: Mid Feldgrau equivalents · Brown Grey equivalents