What is the difference between Base Green (Protective) and Militia Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Militia Green is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Base Green (Protective) vs Militia Green

Base Green (Protective)

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11367
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2e3220 (estimate)

Militia Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a3a30 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Militia Green is cooler than Base Green (Protective).

Can I use Militia Green instead of Base Green (Protective)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Militia Green is cooler than Base Green (Protective).

Can I use Base Green (Protective) instead of Militia Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Base Green (Protective) is warmer.

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 Base Green (Protective) on the colour wheel See Militia Green on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Base Green (Protective)

Base Green (Protective) vs Midnight Olive (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Militia Green
Base Green (Protective) vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Militia Green
Base Green (Protective) vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 7, close · closer than Militia Green

Other AK Interactive paints close to Militia Green

Militia Green vs IJN D1 Deep Green Black (AK11893)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Base Green (Protective)
Militia Green vs IJN D2 Green Black (AK11894)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Base Green (Protective)
Militia Green vs WWI French Green 1 (AK11305)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Base Green (Protective)

All matches: Base Green (Protective) equivalents · Militia Green equivalents