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

ΔE 7 (close). Tainted Garden is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Base Green (Protective) vs Tainted Garden

Base Green (Protective)

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

Tainted Garden

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e3e26 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tainted Garden is a little lighter, warmer than Base Green (Protective).

Can I use Tainted Garden instead of Base Green (Protective)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Tainted Garden is a little lighter, warmer than Base Green (Protective).

Can I use Base Green (Protective) instead of Tainted Garden?

The same difference applies the other way round: Base Green (Protective) 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 Base Green (Protective) on the colour wheel See Tainted Garden 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 Tainted Garden
Base Green (Protective) vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Tainted Garden
Base Green (Protective) vs Militia GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Tainted Garden

Tainted Garden vs Field Grey Base #1 (Green uniform) (AK11425)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Base Green (Protective)
Tainted Garden vs German Field Grey (AK11154)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Base Green (Protective)
Tainted Garden vs S.C.C. No.15 Olive Drab (AK11386)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Base Green (Protective)

All matches: Base Green (Protective) equivalents · Tainted Garden equivalents