What is the difference between Mid Mustard Khaki and Dirty Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). Dirty Grey is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Mustard Khaki vs Dirty Grey

Mid Mustard Khaki

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4158P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #98884c (estimate)

Dirty Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.145
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #86813e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dirty Grey is a little darker, cooler than Mid Mustard Khaki.

Can I use Dirty Grey instead of Mid Mustard Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dirty Grey is a little darker, cooler than Mid Mustard Khaki.

Can I use Mid Mustard Khaki instead of Dirty Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Mustard Khaki is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Mustard Khaki on the colour wheel See Dirty Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid Mustard Khaki

Mid Mustard Khaki vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dirty Grey
Mid Mustard Khaki vs Cayman Green (72.067)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Mid Mustard Khaki vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Dirty Grey

Dirty Grey vs Greatcoat Green (WP4139P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid Mustard Khaki
Dirty Grey vs Pestilent FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid Mustard Khaki
Dirty Grey vs Light Soviet Khaki (WP4125P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mid Mustard Khaki

All matches: Mid Mustard Khaki equivalents · Dirty Grey equivalents