What is the difference between Dark Green Brown and BS Dark Earth?

ΔE 9 (close). BS Dark Earth is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Green Brown vs BS Dark Earth

Dark Green Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S25
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a4026 (estimate)

BS Dark Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.323
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5f513d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BS Dark Earth is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Green Brown.

Can I use BS Dark Earth instead of Dark Green Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). BS Dark Earth is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Green Brown.

Can I use Dark Green Brown instead of BS Dark Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Green Brown is a little darker, 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 Dark Green Brown on the colour wheel See BS Dark Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Green Brown

Dark Green Brown vs Grey Brown (70.762)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BS Dark Earth
Dark Green Brown vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than BS Dark Earth
Dark Green Brown vs Dark Green RLM71 (71.015)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than BS Dark Earth

Other Pro Acryl paints close to BS Dark Earth

BS Dark Earth vs Drab Brown (S40)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Green Brown
BS Dark Earth vs Brown Grey (S22)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair
BS Dark Earth vs Green Brown (AMP-020)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Dark Green Brown equivalents · BS Dark Earth equivalents