What is the difference between Lizard Green and Dark Green?

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

Lizard Green vs Dark Green

Lizard Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0123
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #335525 (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 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green is cooler than Lizard Green.

Can I use Dark Green instead of Lizard Green?

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

Can I use Lizard Green instead of Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lizard 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 Lizard Green on the colour wheel See Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Lizard Green

Lizard Green vs Olive Green (70.967)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Lizard Green vs Fern Green (70.833)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Lizard Green vs Uniform Green (70.922)Model Color · ΔE 12, 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 Lizard Green
Dark Green vs Zinc Chromate Green (ATOM-20074)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Lizard Green
Dark Green vs Hellgrün / Chromate Green (ATOM-20075)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Lizard Green

All matches: Lizard Green equivalents · Dark Green equivalents