What is the difference between Dark Green (FS34102) and Flat Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Flat Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Green (FS34102) vs Flat Green

Dark Green (FS34102)

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11342
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a381c (estimate)

Flat Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.968
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2f482e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Green is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Green (FS34102).

Can I use Flat Green instead of Dark Green (FS34102)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Flat Green is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Green (FS34102).

Can I use Dark Green (FS34102) instead of Flat Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Green (FS34102) is a little darker, 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 Dark Green (FS34102) on the colour wheel See Flat Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Green (FS34102)

Dark Green (FS34102) vs Luftwaffe Green (70.823)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Flat Green
Dark Green (FS34102) vs Medium Olive (70.850)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Dark Green (FS34102) vs Bronze Green (70.897)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Flat Green

Flat Green vs WWI German Dark Green (AK11803)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Green (FS34102)
Flat Green vs IJA #21 Midori iro (Green) (AK11902)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Green (FS34102)
Flat Green vs Russian Green 4BO (AK11368)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Green (FS34102)

All matches: Dark Green (FS34102) equivalents · Flat Green equivalents