What is the difference between IDF Green and BS Dark Green?

ΔE 8 (close). BS Dark Green is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

IDF Green vs BS Dark Green

IDF Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11355
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #29311b (estimate)

BS Dark Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.324
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #393d2f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BS Dark Green is a little lighter, more muted than IDF Green.

Can I use BS Dark Green instead of IDF Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). BS Dark Green is a little lighter, more muted than IDF Green.

Can I use IDF Green instead of BS Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: IDF Green is a little darker, 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 IDF Green on the colour wheel See BS Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to IDF Green

IDF Green vs Luftwaffe Green (70.823)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BS Dark Green
IDF Green vs Bronze Green (70.897)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than BS Dark Green
IDF Green vs Olive Grey (70.888)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than BS Dark Green

Other AK Interactive paints close to BS Dark Green

BS Dark Green vs Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform) (AK11423)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than IDF Green
BS Dark Green vs British Dark Olive Green PFI (AK11381)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IDF Green
BS Dark Green vs S.C.C. No.15 Olive Drab (AK11386)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IDF Green

All matches: IDF Green equivalents · BS Dark Green equivalents