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

ΔE 8 (close). Fern Green is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Fern Green

Dunkelgrün RLM 81

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

Fern Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.833
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b5435 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fern Green is more muted, cooler than Dunkelgrün RLM 81.

Can I use Fern Green instead of Dunkelgrün RLM 81?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Fern Green is more muted, cooler than Dunkelgrün RLM 81.

Can I use Dunkelgrün RLM 81 instead of Fern Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dunkelgrün RLM 81 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 Dunkelgrün RLM 81 on the colour wheel See Fern Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dunkelgrün RLM 81

Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Olive Green (70.967)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Fern Green
Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Uniform Green (70.922)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Fern Green
Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Green Zinc Chrom. (71.094)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Fern Green

Fern Green vs Olivgrün (ATOM-20079)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dunkelgrün RLM 81
Fern Green vs Olive Green (AMMO.F-534)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dunkelgrün RLM 81
Fern Green vs Dark Olive Green FS-34130 (AMMO.F-503)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dunkelgrün RLM 81

All matches: Dunkelgrün RLM 81 equivalents · Fern Green equivalents