What is the difference between Dark Wood and Earth Green (Early)?

ΔE 10 (fair). Earth Green (Early) is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Wood vs Earth Green (Early)

Dark Wood

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20050
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #694e32 (estimate)

Earth Green (Early)

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.611
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #574f2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Earth Green (Early) is cooler than Dark Wood.

Can I use Earth Green (Early) instead of Dark Wood?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Earth Green (Early) is cooler than Dark Wood.

Can I use Dark Wood instead of Earth Green (Early)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Wood is warmer.

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 Wood on the colour wheel See Earth Green (Early) on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Wood

Dark Wood vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Earth Green (Early)
Dark Wood vs English Uniform (70.921)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Earth Green (Early)
Dark Wood vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Earth Green (Early)

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Earth Green (Early)

Earth Green (Early) vs Olive Drab (ATOM-20069)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Wood
Earth Green (Early) vs Schwarzgrün RLM 70 (ATOM-20101)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Wood
Earth Green (Early) vs Pale Earth (AMMO.F-547)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Dark Wood equivalents · Earth Green (Early) equivalents