What is the difference between Dunkelgrün RLM 81 and Straken Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Straken Green is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Straken Green

Dunkelgrün RLM 81

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20077
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d5427 (estimate)

Straken Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a6a3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Straken Green is a little lighter than Dunkelgrün RLM 81.

Can I use Straken Green instead of Dunkelgrün RLM 81?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Straken Green is a little lighter than Dunkelgrün RLM 81.

Can I use Dunkelgrün RLM 81 instead of Straken Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dunkelgrün RLM 81 is a little darker.

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 Dunkelgrün RLM 81 on the colour wheel See Straken Green on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Dunkelgrün RLM 81

Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Death World ForestColour: Base · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Straken Green
Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Death World ForestColour: Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Straken Green
Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Caliban GreenColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Straken Green

Straken Green vs Ogre Green (IONIC-0140)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dunkelgrün RLM 81
Straken Green vs Green Base (ATOM-20083)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dunkelgrün RLM 81
Straken Green vs Hellgrün / Chromate Green (ATOM-20075)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dunkelgrün RLM 81

All matches: Dunkelgrün RLM 81 equivalents · Straken Green equivalents