XV-88 is a dark vivid brown with a warm undertone. Highlight it toward Skrag Brown, the nearest lighter paint in the Citadel lane. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; Green Stuff World English Field Brown is the nearest same-finish option at 96 percent, with 2 brands in strong-match range. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
XV-88 equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the easy ones. A same finish twin exists, and 3 brands in the catalog land close enough to consider.
Closest Green Stuff World equivalent: Green Stuff World English Field Brown, the same color for practical purposes (delta E 0.8).
- Nearest in the AK Interactive catalog: AK Interactive British Khaki, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.9).
- Best P3 Paints option: P3 Paints Beast Hide, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.4).
- From Vallejo: Vallejo English Uniform, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.0).
- Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya JGSDF Brown, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.7).
- Nearest in the The Army Painter catalog: The Army Painter Dryad Brown, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.3).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 0.8 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Green Stuff World
AK Interactive
P3 Paints
Vallejo
Tamiya
The Army Painter
Scale75
Monument Pro Acryl
Revell
Two Thin Coats
Humbrol
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel XV-88?
The closest same-finish match is Green Stuff World English Field Brown at 96% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of XV-88?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is English Uniform at 75%, a same-finish match.
What color is XV-88?
XV-88 is a dark vivid brown with a warm undertone (hex #6C4811).
What do I highlight and shade XV-88 with?
The next step up for highlighting XV-88 is Skrag Brown in the Citadel range. Nothing sits directly below it in the same lane, so reach for a wash to shade.