What is the difference between Elfwood Brown and Battledress Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Battledress Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Elfwood Brown vs Battledress Brown

Elfwood Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4224
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #523924 (estimate)

Battledress Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.473
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #41382f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Battledress Brown is more muted than Elfwood Brown.

Can I use Battledress Brown instead of Elfwood Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Battledress Brown is more muted than Elfwood Brown.

Can I use Elfwood Brown instead of Battledress Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Elfwood Brown is more saturated.

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 Elfwood Brown on the colour wheel See Battledress Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Elfwood Brown

Elfwood Brown vs Wasteland Brown (72.420)Xpress Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Battledress Brown
Elfwood Brown vs Military Yellow (72.453)Xpress Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Battledress Brown
Elfwood Brown vs Tanned Skin (72.471)Xpress Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Battledress Brown

Battledress Brown vs Green Stone (4220)Dipping Inks · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Elfwood Brown
Battledress Brown vs Zombie (4223)Dipping Inks · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Elfwood Brown
Battledress Brown vs Skeleton Brown (4225)Dipping Inks · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Elfwood Brown

All matches: Elfwood Brown equivalents · Battledress Brown equivalents