What is the difference between Forest Green and Dark Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Green is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Forest Green vs Dark Green

Forest Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20093
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0b5a38 (estimate)

Dark Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.028
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #26562f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green is warmer than Forest Green.

Can I use Dark Green instead of Forest Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Green is warmer than Forest Green.

Can I use Forest Green instead of Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Forest Green is cooler.

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 Forest Green on the colour wheel See Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Forest Green

Forest Green vs Emerald (70.838)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Forest Green vs Park Green Flat (70.969)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Forest Green vs Splinter Green (70.756)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Green

Dark Green vs Forest Green (IONIC-0125)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Forest Green
Dark Green vs Zinc Chromate Green (ATOM-20074)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Forest Green
Dark Green vs Hellgrün / Chromate Green (ATOM-20075)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Forest Green

All matches: Forest Green equivalents · Dark Green equivalents