What is the difference between Mid Soviet Khaki and English Uniform?

ΔE 9 (close). English Uniform is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Soviet Khaki vs English Uniform

Mid Soviet Khaki

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4124P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5d582c (estimate)

English Uniform

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.921
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #614e2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. English Uniform is warmer than Mid Soviet Khaki.

Can I use English Uniform instead of Mid Soviet Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). English Uniform is warmer than Mid Soviet Khaki.

Can I use Mid Soviet Khaki instead of English Uniform?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Soviet Khaki is 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 Soviet Khaki on the colour wheel See English Uniform on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid Soviet Khaki

Mid Soviet Khaki vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than English Uniform
Mid Soviet Khaki vs Earth Green (Early) (70.611)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than English Uniform
Mid Soviet Khaki vs Green Yellow (70.881)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than English Uniform

Other Army Painter paints close to English Uniform

English Uniform vs Rootpath (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Mid Soviet Khaki
English Uniform vs Mid Battle Dress (WP4054P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mid Soviet Khaki
English Uniform vs Dark Mustard Khaki (WP4157P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mid Soviet Khaki

All matches: Mid Soviet Khaki equivalents · English Uniform equivalents