What is the difference between Dragon Green and Green Zinc Chrom.?

ΔE 5 (very close). Green Zinc Chrom. is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dragon Green vs Green Zinc Chrom.

Dragon Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0141
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e5b31 (estimate)

Green Zinc Chrom.

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.094
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #495938 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.5, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Green Zinc Chrom. is more muted, cooler than Dragon Green.

Can I use Green Zinc Chrom. instead of Dragon Green?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Green Zinc Chrom. is more muted, cooler than Dragon Green.

Can I use Dragon Green instead of Green Zinc Chrom.?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dragon Green is more saturated, 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 Dragon Green on the colour wheel See Green Zinc Chrom. on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dragon Green

Dragon Green vs Olive Green (70.967)Model Color · ΔE 6, close
Dragon Green vs Light Green Chrom. (71.006)Model Air · ΔE 6, close
Dragon Green vs US Light Green (71.137)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Green Zinc Chrom.

Green Zinc Chrom. vs Olivgrün (ATOM-20079)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dragon Green
Green Zinc Chrom. vs Schwarzgrün RLM 70 (ATOM-20101)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dragon Green
Green Zinc Chrom. vs Olive Green (AMMO.F-534)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, very close

All matches: Dragon Green equivalents · Green Zinc Chrom. equivalents