What is the difference between Dark Green and Schilf Green?

ΔE 16 (loose). Schilf Green is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Green vs Schilf Green

Dark Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0124
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00491e (estimate)

Schilf Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4153P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d4528 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Schilf Green is much more muted, warmer than Dark Green.

Can I use Schilf Green instead of Dark Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Schilf Green is much more muted, warmer than Dark Green.

Can I use Dark Green instead of Schilf Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Green is much more saturated, 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 Schilf Green on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Green

Dark Green vs Meisai Green (WP4164P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Schilf Green
Dark Green vs Guardian GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Schilf Green
Dark Green vs Savage GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Schilf Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Schilf Green

Schilf Green vs IJA Kawasaki Green (ATOM-20068)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Green
Schilf Green vs Dark Green (A.MIG-3507)Oilbrusher · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Green
Schilf Green vs Olivgrün (RLM 71) (ATOM-20067)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Green

All matches: Dark Green equivalents · Schilf Green equivalents