Sherwood Green vs Dirty Grey

Sherwood Green

Brand
Scale75
Range
Scalecolor
Code
SC44
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#7f8835 (estimate)

Dirty Grey

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color
Code
72.145
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#86813e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dirty Grey is more muted, warmer than Sherwood Green.

Can I use Dirty Grey instead of Sherwood Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Dirty Grey is more muted, warmer than Sherwood Green.

Can I use Sherwood Green instead of Dirty Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sherwood Green is 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 Sherwood Green on the colour wheel See Dirty Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sherwood Green

Other Scale75 paints close to Dirty Grey

All matches: Sherwood Green equivalents · Dirty Grey equivalents

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