Earth sits in the brown family: dark in tone, moderate in saturation, warm in cast. This is a common color; 4 other brands cover it, the nearest being AK Interactive S.C.C. No.2 Brown at 92 percent. For modelling, drop to Beasty Brown in the recesses and step up to Leather Brown on the edges, both Vallejo paints. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Earth equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Earth outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive S.C.C. No.2 Brown, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.7).
- Best Humbrol option: Humbrol Brown, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.0).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Tree Ancient, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.5).
- The P3 Paints pick: P3 Paints Mud Rut, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.8).
- Nearest in the Monument Pro Acryl catalog: Monument Pro Acryl Green Brown, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.2).
- Best Tamiya option: Tamiya JGSDF Brown, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.5).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.7 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
AK Interactive
Humbrol
The Army Painter
P3 Paints
Monument Pro Acryl
Tamiya
Two Thin Coats
Revell
Green Stuff World
Citadel
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Earth?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive S.C.C. No.2 Brown at 92% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Earth?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Tree Ancient at 82%, a same-finish match.
What color is Earth?
Earth is a dark moderate brown with a warm undertone (hex #563E26).
What do I highlight and shade Earth with?
Highlight Earth toward Leather Brown and shade it down into Beasty Brown, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.