What is the difference between Ancient Forest and Germ. Beige WWII?

ΔE 8 (close). Germ. Beige WWII is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ancient Forest vs Germ. Beige WWII

Ancient Forest

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #695b52 (estimate)

Germ. Beige WWII

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.821
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a6550 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Germ. Beige WWII is more saturated, cooler than Ancient Forest.

Can I use Germ. Beige WWII instead of Ancient Forest?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Germ. Beige WWII is more saturated, cooler than Ancient Forest.

Can I use Ancient Forest instead of Germ. Beige WWII?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ancient Forest is more muted, 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 Ancient Forest on the colour wheel See Germ. Beige WWII on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ancient Forest

Ancient Forest vs US Earth Red (71.293)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Germ. Beige WWII
Ancient Forest vs IJA Earth Brown (71.136)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Germ. Beige WWII
Ancient Forest vs JGSD Brown (71.297)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Germ. Beige WWII

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Germ. Beige WWII

Germ. Beige WWII vs Fury GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ancient Forest
Germ. Beige WWII vs Eidolon GreyTriads: midtones · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ancient Forest
Germ. Beige WWII vs Dust BowlTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ancient Forest

All matches: Ancient Forest equivalents · Germ. Beige WWII equivalents