What is the difference between Poison Green and Grey Brown?

ΔE 15 (fair). Grey Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Poison Green vs Grey Brown

Poison Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c5824 (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 14.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Grey Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Poison Green.

Can I use Grey Brown instead of Poison Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Grey Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Poison Green.

Can I use Poison Green instead of Grey Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Poison Green is a little lighter, 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 Poison Green on the colour wheel See Grey Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Poison Green

Poison Green vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Grey Brown
Poison Green vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Grey Brown
Poison Green vs Earth Green (Early) (70.611)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Grey Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Grey Brown

Grey Brown vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Poison Green
Grey Brown vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 17, loose
Grey Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Poison Green equivalents · Grey Brown equivalents