What is the difference between Granite Grey and Ger. Yellow Brown?

ΔE 14 (fair). Ger. Yellow Brown is much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Granite Grey vs Ger. Yellow Brown

Granite Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4111
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #736b62 (estimate)

Ger. Yellow Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.272
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #746445 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Ger. Yellow Brown is much more saturated than Granite Grey.

Can I use Ger. Yellow Brown instead of Granite Grey?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Ger. Yellow Brown is much more saturated than Granite Grey.

Can I use Granite Grey instead of Ger. Yellow Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Granite Grey is much more muted.

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 Granite Grey on the colour wheel See Ger. Yellow Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Granite Grey

Granite Grey vs IDF Isr. Sand Grey (61-73) (70.614)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown
Granite Grey vs IDF Sinai Grey (71.142)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown
Granite Grey vs Concrete (71.131)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Ger. Yellow Brown

Ger. Yellow Brown vs Gengis Khaki (1883)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Granite Grey
Ger. Yellow Brown vs Dark Beige (1854)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Granite Grey
Ger. Yellow Brown vs Coyote Brown (1856)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Granite Grey

All matches: Granite Grey equivalents · Ger. Yellow Brown equivalents