Dirty Grey is a dark moderate brown with a warm undertone. It builds a smooth gradient with Yellow Olive underneath and Grunge Brown on the highlights, all in the Vallejo line. Dirty Grey is a little less common: the closest same-finish match, AK Interactive Camouflage Green, reaches 89 percent, and 1 other brand carries a strong same-finish alternative. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Dirty Grey equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Dirty Grey outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive Camouflage Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.2).
- From P3 Paints: P3 Paints Thornwood Green, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.8).
- Revell's closest color: Revell N.A.T.O. Olive/N.A.T.O.-Oliv (RAL 7013), workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.0).
- Nearest in the Green Stuff World catalog: Green Stuff World Olive-Brown Ops, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.0).
- Best Humbrol option: Humbrol Khaki Drab, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 7.8).
- From Monument Pro Acryl: Monument Pro Acryl Grey Green, only a loose relative (delta E 8.9).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.2 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
AK Interactive
P3 Paints
Revell
Green Stuff World
Humbrol
Monument Pro Acryl
Two Thin Coats
Citadel
The Army Painter
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 1 other brand with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dirty Grey?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Camouflage Green at 89% color similarity.
What color is Dirty Grey?
Dirty Grey is a dark moderate brown with a warm undertone (hex #493E20).
What do I highlight and shade Dirty Grey with?
Highlight Dirty Grey toward Grunge Brown and shade it down into Yellow Olive, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.