What is the difference between NATO Brown and Brown Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Brown Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

NATO Brown vs Brown Green

NATO Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-68
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #70523a (estimate)

Brown Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.030
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #816443 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Green is a little lighter, cooler than NATO Brown.

Can I use Brown Green instead of NATO Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Brown Green is a little lighter, cooler than NATO Brown.

Can I use NATO Brown instead of Brown Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: NATO 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 NATO Brown on the colour wheel See Brown Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to NATO Brown

NATO Brown vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Brown Green
NATO Brown vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown Green
NATO Brown vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Brown Green

Other Tamiya paints close to Brown Green

Brown Green vs Brown (JGSDF) (XF-72)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than NATO Brown
Brown Green vs Brown (JGSDF) (TS-90)TS Spray · ΔE 4, very close · closer than NATO Brown
Brown Green vs Red Brown (TS-1)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close · closer than NATO Brown

All matches: NATO Brown equivalents · Brown Green equivalents