What is the difference between Green and Light DAK Green?

ΔE 10 (close). Light DAK Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green vs Light DAK Green

Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0607
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b703a (estimate)

Light DAK Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4149P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b8851 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light DAK Green is a little lighter, cooler than Green.

Can I use Light DAK Green instead of Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Light DAK Green is a little lighter, cooler than Green.

Can I use Green instead of Light DAK Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Green is a little darker, 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 Green on the colour wheel See Light DAK Green on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Green

Green vs Thicket Grove (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light DAK Green
Green vs Greatcoat Green (WP4139P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light DAK Green
Green vs Camouflage GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light DAK Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Light DAK Green

Light DAK Green vs Ochre Brown (AMMO.F-546)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close · closer than Green
Light DAK Green vs Yellow Green FS-34259 (AMMO.F-504)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, close
Light DAK Green vs Goblin Green (IONIC-0128)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Green equivalents · Light DAK Green equivalents