What is the difference between Hellgrün / Chromate Green and Dark Green?

ΔE 6 (close). Dark Green is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hellgrün / Chromate Green vs Dark Green

Hellgrün / Chromate Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20075
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #355a2b (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 6.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green is cooler than Hellgrün / Chromate Green.

Can I use Dark Green instead of Hellgrün / Chromate Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Dark Green is cooler than Hellgrün / Chromate Green.

Can I use Hellgrün / Chromate Green instead of Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hellgrün / Chromate Green is 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 Hellgrün / Chromate Green on the colour wheel See Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hellgrün / Chromate Green

Hellgrün / Chromate Green vs Olive Green (70.967)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Hellgrün / Chromate Green vs Splinter Green (70.756)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Hellgrün / Chromate Green vs Fern Green (70.833)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 Hellgrün / Chromate Green
Dark Green vs Zinc Chromate Green (ATOM-20074)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Hellgrün / Chromate Green
Dark Green vs Lizard Green (IONIC-0123)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Hellgrün / Chromate Green equivalents · Dark Green equivalents