What is the difference between Dunkelgrün RLM 81 and Green Zinc Chrom.?

ΔE 8 (close). Green Zinc Chrom. is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Green Zinc Chrom.

Dunkelgrün RLM 81

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20077
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d5427 (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 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green Zinc Chrom. is more muted than Dunkelgrün RLM 81.

Can I use Green Zinc Chrom. instead of Dunkelgrün RLM 81?

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

Can I use Dunkelgrün RLM 81 instead of Green Zinc Chrom.?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dunkelgrün RLM 81 is more saturated.

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 Green Zinc Chrom. 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 Green Zinc Chrom.
Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Uniform Green (70.922)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Green Zinc Chrom.
Dunkelgrün RLM 81 vs Fern Green (70.833)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Green Zinc Chrom.

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Green Zinc Chrom.

Green Zinc Chrom. vs Olivgrün (ATOM-20079)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dunkelgrün RLM 81
Green Zinc Chrom. vs Schwarzgrün RLM 70 (ATOM-20101)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dunkelgrün RLM 81
Green Zinc Chrom. vs Dragon Green (IONIC-0141)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dunkelgrün RLM 81

All matches: Dunkelgrün RLM 81 equivalents · Green Zinc Chrom. equivalents