What is the difference between IDF Green and Tainted Garden?

ΔE 8 (close). Tainted Garden is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

IDF Green vs Tainted Garden

IDF Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11355
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #29311b (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 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tainted Garden is a little lighter, warmer than IDF Green.

Can I use Tainted Garden instead of IDF Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Tainted Garden is a little lighter, warmer than IDF Green.

Can I use IDF Green instead of Tainted Garden?

The same difference applies the other way round: IDF Green 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 IDF Green on the colour wheel See Tainted Garden on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to IDF Green

IDF Green vs Midnight Olive (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tainted Garden
IDF Green vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
IDF Green vs Militia GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, 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 IDF Green
Tainted Garden vs German Field Grey (AK11154)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IDF Green
Tainted Garden vs S.C.C. No.15 Olive Drab (AK11386)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IDF Green

All matches: IDF Green equivalents · Tainted Garden equivalents