Color-wise this is a muted, dark grey leaning cool. Matching it is straightforward: Two Thin Coats Wyvern Green lands at 88 percent in the same finish, and 5 brands in all carry a close same-finish swap. It builds a smooth gradient with Flat Green underneath and Fern Green on the highlights, all in the Vallejo line. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
German Uniform equivalents, brand by brand
No brand clones German Uniform outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent: Two Thin Coats Wyvern Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.5).
- Best Humbrol option: Humbrol Dark Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.8).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Rlm 81 Version 2, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.9).
- The Army Painter's closest color: The Army Painter Evergreen Fog, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.1).
- Nearest in the Citadel catalog: Citadel Death Korps Drab, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.3).
- Best P3 Paints option: P3 Paints Pyg Grey, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.1).
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 2.5 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
Humbrol
AK Interactive
The Army Painter
Citadel
P3 Paints
Revell
Tamiya
Scale75
Monument Pro Acryl
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 5 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo German Uniform?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Wyvern Green at 88% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of German Uniform?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Evergreen Fog at 84%, a same-finish match.
What color is German Uniform?
German Uniform is a dark muted grey with a cool undertone (hex #424E42).
What do I highlight and shade German Uniform with?
Highlight German Uniform toward Fern Green and shade it down into Flat Green, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.