What is the difference between Command Green and Tainted Garden?

ΔE 10 (close). Tainted Garden is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Command Green vs Tainted Garden

Command Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11155
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #272a13 (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 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tainted Garden is a little lighter than Command Green.

Can I use Tainted Garden instead of Command Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Tainted Garden is a little lighter than Command Green.

Can I use Command Green instead of Tainted Garden?

The same difference applies the other way round: Command Green is a little darker.

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 Command Green on the colour wheel See Tainted Garden on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Command Green

Command Green vs Midnight Olive (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Tainted Garden
Command Green vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close
Command Green vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 12, fair

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 Command Green
Tainted Garden vs German Field Grey (AK11154)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Command Green
Tainted Garden vs S.C.C. No.15 Olive Drab (AK11386)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Command Green

All matches: Command Green equivalents · Tainted Garden equivalents