What is the difference between Khaki green No.3 and Tainted Garden?

ΔE 7 (close). Tainted Garden is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Khaki green No.3 vs Tainted Garden

Khaki green No.3

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11373
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #473e2f (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 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tainted Garden is more saturated, cooler than Khaki green No.3.

Can I use Tainted Garden instead of Khaki green No.3?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Tainted Garden is more saturated, cooler than Khaki green No.3.

Can I use Khaki green No.3 instead of Tainted Garden?

The same difference applies the other way round: Khaki green No.3 is more muted, 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 Khaki green No.3 on the colour wheel See Tainted Garden on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Khaki green No.3

Khaki green No.3 vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Tainted Garden
Khaki green No.3 vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tainted Garden
Khaki green No.3 vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tainted Garden

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

All matches: Khaki green No.3 equivalents · Tainted Garden equivalents