What is the difference between Mid Soviet Khaki and Khaki Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). Khaki Grey is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Soviet Khaki vs Khaki Grey

Mid Soviet Khaki

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

Khaki Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.880
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #70613b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Khaki Grey is a little lighter, warmer than Mid Soviet Khaki.

Can I use Khaki Grey instead of Mid Soviet Khaki?

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

Can I use Mid Soviet Khaki instead of Khaki Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Soviet Khaki 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 Soviet Khaki on the colour wheel See Khaki Grey 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 Khaki Grey
Mid Soviet Khaki vs Earth Green (Early) (70.611)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Khaki Grey
Mid Soviet Khaki vs Green Yellow (70.881)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Khaki Grey

Other Army Painter paints close to Khaki Grey

Khaki Grey vs Dark Mustard Khaki (WP4157P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mid Soviet Khaki
Khaki Grey vs Prairie OchreWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid Soviet Khaki
Khaki Grey vs Sulfide OchreWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid Soviet Khaki

All matches: Mid Soviet Khaki equivalents · Khaki Grey equivalents