What is the difference between Dark Green and Dark DAK Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark DAK Green is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Green vs Dark DAK Green

Dark Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3507
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #38462e (estimate)

Dark DAK Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4147P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #444928 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark DAK Green is more saturated, warmer than Dark Green.

Can I use Dark DAK Green instead of Dark Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark DAK Green is more saturated, warmer than Dark Green.

Can I use Dark Green instead of Dark DAK Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Green is more muted, 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 Dark Green on the colour wheel See Dark DAK Green on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Green

Dark Green vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark DAK Green
Dark Green vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark DAK Green
Dark Green vs Webbing Green (WP4053P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark DAK Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark DAK Green

Dark DAK Green vs Olive Drab (ATOM-20069)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Green
Dark DAK Green vs Schwarzgrün RLM 70 (ATOM-20101)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Green
Dark DAK Green vs Olivgrün (ATOM-20079)ATOM · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Dark Green equivalents · Dark DAK Green equivalents