What is the difference between Gangrene and Grey Brown?

ΔE 14 (fair). Grey Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gangrene vs Grey Brown

Gangrene

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1851
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #38400e (estimate)

Grey Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.762
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c4021 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Grey Brown is more muted, warmer than Gangrene.

Can I use Grey Brown instead of Gangrene?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Grey Brown is more muted, warmer than Gangrene.

Can I use Gangrene instead of Grey Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gangrene is more saturated, 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 Gangrene on the colour wheel See Grey Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gangrene

Gangrene vs Uniform Green (70.922)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Grey Brown
Gangrene vs Earth Green (Early) (70.611)Model Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Grey Brown
Gangrene vs Green Zinc Chrom. (71.094)Model Air · ΔE 15, loose

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Grey Brown

Grey Brown vs Overlord Olive (1853)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Gangrene
Grey Brown vs Olive-Brown Ops (1887)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Gangrene
Grey Brown vs Olivegrove Green (1821)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Gangrene

All matches: Gangrene equivalents · Grey Brown equivalents