What is the difference between Mid Soviet Khaki and Green Yellow?

ΔE 7 (close). Green Yellow is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Soviet Khaki vs Green Yellow

Mid Soviet Khaki

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

Green Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.881
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #64653f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Mid Soviet Khaki.

Can I use Green Yellow instead of Mid Soviet Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Green Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Mid Soviet Khaki.

Can I use Mid Soviet Khaki instead of Green Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Soviet Khaki is a little darker, 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 Soviet Khaki on the colour wheel See Green Yellow 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 Green Yellow
Mid Soviet Khaki vs Earth Green (Early) (70.611)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Green Yellow
Mid Soviet Khaki vs Khaki Grey (70.880)Model Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Green Yellow

Green Yellow vs Prairie OchreWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid Soviet Khaki
Green Yellow vs Sulfide OchreWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid Soviet Khaki
Green Yellow vs Steel Helmet Green (WP4127P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mid Soviet Khaki

All matches: Mid Soviet Khaki equivalents · Green Yellow equivalents