What is the difference between Mid Feldgrau and Green Grey?

ΔE 9 (close). Green Grey is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Feldgrau vs Green Grey

Mid Feldgrau

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

Green Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.886
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5b6252 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green Grey is a little lighter, warmer than Mid Feldgrau.

Can I use Green Grey instead of Mid Feldgrau?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Green Grey is a little lighter, warmer than Mid Feldgrau.

Can I use Mid Feldgrau instead of Green Grey?

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

Other Army Painter paints close to Green Grey

Green Grey vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mid Feldgrau
Green Grey vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mid Feldgrau
Green Grey vs Medium Drab (WP4022P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Mid Feldgrau equivalents · Green Grey equivalents