What is the difference between Mechanicus Standard Grey and Green Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Swatch colours are estimates.

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Green Brown

Mechanicus Standard Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4048 (estimate)

Green Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.020
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #40433c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same.

Can I use Green Brown instead of Mechanicus Standard Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). The swatches are almost the same.

Can I use Mechanicus Standard Grey instead of Green Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Mechanicus Standard Grey on the colour wheel See Green Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mechanicus Standard Grey

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs AMT-12 Dark Grey (71.308)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Green Brown
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs USN Sea Blue (71.295)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Green Brown
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Green Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Green Brown

Green Brown vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mechanicus Standard Grey
Green Brown vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mechanicus Standard Grey
Green Brown vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Mechanicus Standard Grey equivalents · Green Brown equivalents