Arabic Shadow vs Green Brown

Arabic Shadow

Brand
Scale75
Range
Scalecolor
Code
SC22
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#856a2d (estimate)

Green Brown

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Color
Code
70.879
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#70642f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Arabic Shadow.

Can I use Green Brown instead of Arabic Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Green Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Arabic Shadow.

Can I use Arabic Shadow instead of Green Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Arabic Shadow is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer.

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 Arabic Shadow on the colour wheel See Green Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Arabic Shadow

Other Scale75 paints close to Green Brown

All matches: Arabic Shadow equivalents · Green Brown equivalents

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