What is the difference between Command Green and Extra Dark Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Extra Dark Green is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Command Green vs Extra Dark Green

Command Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11155
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #272a13 (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 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Extra Dark Green is a little darker, more muted than Command Green.

Can I use Extra Dark Green instead of Command Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Extra Dark Green is a little darker, more muted than Command Green.

Can I use Command Green instead of Extra Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Command Green is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Extra Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Command Green

Command Green vs Luftwaffe Green (70.823)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Command Green vs Bronze Green (70.897)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Command Green vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

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 Command Green
Extra Dark Green vs WWI French Green 2 (AK11306)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Command Green
Extra Dark Green vs Russian Green (AK11159)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Command Green

All matches: Command Green equivalents · Extra Dark Green equivalents