What is the difference between 3B AU/ZB AU and Extra Dark Green?

ΔE 6 (close). Extra Dark Green is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

3B AU/ZB AU vs Extra Dark Green

3B AU/ZB AU

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11387
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #13190d (estimate)

Extra Dark Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.896
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #212112 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Extra Dark Green is a little lighter, warmer than 3B AU/ZB AU.

Can I use Extra Dark Green instead of 3B AU/ZB AU?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Extra Dark Green is a little lighter, warmer than 3B AU/ZB AU.

Can I use 3B AU/ZB AU instead of Extra Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: 3B AU/ZB AU is a little darker, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See 3B AU/ZB AU on the colour wheel See Extra Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to 3B AU/ZB AU

3B AU/ZB AU vs Cam. Dark Green (70.979)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
3B AU/ZB AU vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
3B AU/ZB AU vs German Grey (70.995)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Extra Dark Green

Extra Dark Green vs Rubber Black (AK11027)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than 3B AU/ZB AU
Extra Dark Green vs WWI French Green 2 (AK11306)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than 3B AU/ZB AU
Extra Dark Green vs Russian Green (AK11159)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than 3B AU/ZB AU

All matches: 3B AU/ZB AU equivalents · Extra Dark Green equivalents