What is the difference between Dark Green and Luftwaffe Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Luftwaffe Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Green vs Luftwaffe Green

Dark Green

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

Luftwaffe Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.823
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c3723 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Luftwaffe Green is a little darker than Dark Green.

Can I use Luftwaffe Green instead of Dark Green?

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

Can I use Dark Green instead of Luftwaffe Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Green is a little lighter.

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 Luftwaffe Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Green

Dark Green vs Medium Olive (70.850)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green
Dark Green vs Flat Green (70.968)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green
Dark Green vs Gunship Green (70.895)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Luftwaffe Green

Luftwaffe Green vs Olivgrün (RLM 71) (ATOM-20067)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Green
Luftwaffe Green vs NATO Green (ATOM-20066)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Green
Luftwaffe Green vs IJA Kawasaki Green (ATOM-20068)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Green

All matches: Dark Green equivalents · Luftwaffe Green equivalents