What is the difference between Reflective Green and Mud Spatter?

ΔE 10 (close). Mud Spatter is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Reflective Green vs Mud Spatter

Reflective Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11158
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d2a12 (estimate)

Mud Spatter

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4057P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e2c1c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mud Spatter is warmer than Reflective Green.

Can I use Mud Spatter instead of Reflective Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Mud Spatter is warmer than Reflective Green.

Can I use Reflective Green instead of Mud Spatter?

The same difference applies the other way round: Reflective Green is 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 Reflective Green on the colour wheel See Mud Spatter on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Reflective Green

Reflective Green vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mud Spatter
Reflective Green vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mud Spatter
Reflective Green vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mud Spatter

Other AK Interactive paints close to Mud Spatter

Mud Spatter vs Leather Brown (AK11110)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Reflective Green
Mud Spatter vs NATO Brown (AK11359)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Reflective Green
Mud Spatter vs Nº5 Earth Brown (FS30099) (AK11336)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Reflective Green

All matches: Reflective Green equivalents · Mud Spatter equivalents