What is the difference between Space Dark Green and Gunship Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Gunship Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Space Dark Green vs Gunship Green

Space Dark Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17019
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #455d50 (estimate)

Gunship Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.014
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4f3f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gunship Green is a little darker, warmer than Space Dark Green.

Can I use Gunship Green instead of Space Dark Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Gunship Green is a little darker, warmer than Space Dark Green.

Can I use Space Dark Green instead of Gunship Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Space Dark Green is a little lighter, 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 Space Dark Green on the colour wheel See Gunship Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Space Dark Green

Space Dark Green vs Green Grey (71.341)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gunship Green
Space Dark Green vs Olive Grey (71.096)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Gunship Green
Space Dark Green vs NATO Green (70.612)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Gunship Green

Gunship Green vs Medium Green 42 (AK11861)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Space Dark Green
Gunship Green vs RLM 81 Version 2 (AK11836)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Space Dark Green
Gunship Green vs French Army Green (AK11364)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Space Dark Green

All matches: Space Dark Green equivalents · Gunship Green equivalents