Green Brown is a mid-tone moderate brown with a warm undertone. It builds a smooth gradient with Plague Brown underneath and Light Mud on the highlights, all in the Vallejo line. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; AK Interactive Ral 7008 Graugrün is the nearest same-finish option at 90 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.
Green Brown equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Green Brown outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive Ral 7008 Graugrün, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.9).
- From Revell: Revell Africa Brown/Afrikabraun, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.8).
- Green Stuff World's closest color: Green Stuff World Coyote Brown, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.5).
- Nearest in the The Army Painter catalog: The Army Painter Burnt Turf, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.7).
- Best Tamiya option: Tamiya Khaki Drab, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.1).
- From P3 Paints: P3 Paints Rucksack Tan, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.4).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.9 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
Revell
Green Stuff World
The Army Painter
Tamiya
P3 Paints
Scale75
Humbrol
Citadel
Monument Pro Acryl
Two Thin Coats
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 Vallejo Green Brown?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Ral 7008 Graugrün at 90% color similarity.
What color is Green Brown?
Green Brown is a mid-tone moderate brown with a warm undertone (hex #816D32).
What do I highlight and shade Green Brown with?
Highlight Green Brown toward Light Mud and shade it down into Plague Brown, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.