What is the difference between Green Beret and Germ. Green Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Germ. Green Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green Beret vs Germ. Green Brown

Green Beret

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #685b33 (estimate)

Germ. Green Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.606
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #756242 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Germ. Green Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Green Beret.

Can I use Germ. Green Brown instead of Green Beret?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Germ. Green Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Green Beret.

Can I use Green Beret instead of Germ. Green Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Green Beret

Green Beret vs Khaki Grey (70.880)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Germ. Green Brown
Green Beret vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Germ. Green Brown
Green Beret vs English Uniform (70.921)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Germ. Green Brown

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Germ. Green Brown

Germ. Green Brown vs Fury GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 8, close
Germ. Green Brown vs Noble Steed BrownTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close
Germ. Green Brown vs Argonaut SkinTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Green Beret equivalents · Germ. Green Brown equivalents