What is the difference between Chocolate (Chipping) and Extra Dark Green?

ΔE 10 (fair). Extra Dark Green is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Chocolate (Chipping) vs Extra Dark Green

Chocolate (Chipping)

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11113
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #291809 (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 10.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Extra Dark Green is cooler than Chocolate (Chipping).

Can I use Extra Dark Green instead of Chocolate (Chipping)?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Extra Dark Green is cooler than Chocolate (Chipping).

Can I use Chocolate (Chipping) instead of Extra Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Chocolate (Chipping) 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 Chocolate (Chipping) on the colour wheel See Extra Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Chocolate (Chipping)

Chocolate (Chipping) vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Extra Dark Green
Chocolate (Chipping) vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Chocolate (Chipping) vs Burnt Umber (71.040)Model Air · ΔE 11, 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 Chocolate (Chipping)
Extra Dark Green vs WWI French Green 2 (AK11306)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Chocolate (Chipping)
Extra Dark Green vs Russian Green (AK11159)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Chocolate (Chipping)

All matches: Chocolate (Chipping) equivalents · Extra Dark Green equivalents