What is the difference between Italian Green Camo and Black Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Black Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Italian Green Camo vs Black Green

Italian Green Camo

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-535
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c3f36 (estimate)

Black Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.980
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #22302b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Green is a little darker than Italian Green Camo.

Can I use Black Green instead of Italian Green Camo?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Black Green is a little darker than Italian Green Camo.

Can I use Italian Green Camo instead of Black Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Italian Green Camo is a little lighter.

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 Italian Green Camo on the colour wheel See Black Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Italian Green Camo

Italian Green Camo vs IJA Midouri Green (71.134)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Black Green
Italian Green Camo vs IJN Black Green (71.322)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Black Green
Italian Green Camo vs German Uniform (70.920)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Black Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Black Green

Black Green vs Cold Black (IONIC-0170)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Italian Green Camo
Black Green vs Deep Green (ATOM-20098)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Italian Green Camo
Black Green vs Black Forest (IONIC-0120)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Italian Green Camo equivalents · Black Green equivalents