What is the difference between Field Green and Steel Helmet Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Steel Helmet Green is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Field Green vs Steel Helmet Green

Field Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3506
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #50531d (estimate)

Steel Helmet Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4127P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #55572d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Steel Helmet Green is more muted than Field Green.

Can I use Steel Helmet Green instead of Field Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Steel Helmet Green is more muted than Field Green.

Can I use Field Green instead of Steel Helmet Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Field Green 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 Field Green on the colour wheel See Steel Helmet Green on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Field Green

Field Green vs Mid Soviet Khaki (WP4124P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
Field Green vs Mid DAK Green (WP4148P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
Field Green vs Helmet Brown (WP4161P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Steel Helmet Green

Steel Helmet Green vs Olive Drab (ATOM-20069)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Field Green
Steel Helmet Green vs Dragon Green (IONIC-0141)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Field Green
Steel Helmet Green vs Russian Green 4BO (ATOM-20071)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Field Green

All matches: Field Green equivalents · Steel Helmet Green equivalents