Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform)
Base · #424437
Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform) sits in the brown family: dark in tone, muted in saturation, cool in cast. This is a common color; 4 other brands cover it, the nearest being Vallejo Military Green at 93 percent. Within the AK Interactive range it ladders cleanly, Ija #21 Midori Iro (Green) for the shadows and S.C.C. No.2 Brown for the highlights. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform) equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform) outright, but 2 ranges come close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Military Green, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.4).
- Nearest in the Revell catalog: Revell Yellow Olive/Gelb Olive, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.9).
- Best Citadel option: Citadel Death Korps Drab, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.1).
- From Humbrol: Humbrol Matt Olive Drab, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.8).
- The P3 Paints pick: P3 Paints Bastion Grey, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.6).
- Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Wyvern Green, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.8).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.4 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
Revell
Citadel
Humbrol
P3 Paints
Two Thin Coats
Green Stuff World
Tamiya
The Army Painter
Scale75
Monument Pro Acryl
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform)?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Military Green at 93% color similarity.
What color is Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform)?
Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform) is a dark muted brown with a cool undertone (hex #424437).
What do I highlight and shade Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform) with?
Highlight Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform) toward S.C.C. No.2 Brown and shade it down into Ija #21 Midori Iro (Green), both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.