What is the difference between True Brass and Amber Green?

ΔE 24 (loose). Amber Green is much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

True Brass vs Amber Green

True Brass

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #8a7a50 (estimate)

Amber Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: True Metallic Metal
Code: 77.135 Base
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #688b4c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Amber Green is much more saturated, cooler than True Brass.

Can I use Amber Green instead of True Brass?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Amber Green is much more saturated, cooler than True Brass.

Can I use True Brass instead of Amber Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: True Brass is much more muted, 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 True Brass on the colour wheel See Amber Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to True Brass

True Brass vs Rusty Metal (77.138 Base)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 10, close · closer than Amber Green
True Brass vs Rusty Metal (77.178 Airbrush)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Amber Green
True Brass vs Aged Metal (77.179 Airbrush)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Amber Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Amber Green

Amber Green vs Glittering GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 17, loose · closer than True Brass
Amber Green vs Glitter GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 17, loose · closer than True Brass
Amber Green vs Glittering GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 20, loose · closer than True Brass

All matches: True Brass equivalents · Amber Green equivalents