What is the difference between Gobi Brown and Pale Green?

ΔE 20 (loose). Pale Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gobi Brown vs Pale Green

Gobi Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC12
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #68602f (estimate)

Pale Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.095
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #638050 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Green is a little lighter, cooler than Gobi Brown.

Can I use Pale Green instead of Gobi Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Pale Green is a little lighter, cooler than Gobi Brown.

Can I use Gobi Brown instead of Pale Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Gobi Brown

Gobi Brown vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pale Green
Gobi Brown vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Green
Gobi Brown vs Khaki Grey (70.880)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Green

Other Scale75 paints close to Pale Green

Pale Green vs Ardennes Green (SC45)Scalecolor · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Gobi Brown
Pale Green vs Light Moss Green (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Gobi Brown
Pale Green vs Slimer Green (SFG23)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Gobi Brown equivalents · Pale Green equivalents