What is the difference between NATO Green and Dark Green RLM71?

ΔE 6 (close). Dark Green RLM71 is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

NATO Green vs Dark Green RLM71

NATO Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20066
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4530 (estimate)

Dark Green RLM71

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #42402c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green RLM71 is warmer than NATO Green.

Can I use Dark Green RLM71 instead of NATO Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Dark Green RLM71 is warmer than NATO Green.

Can I use NATO Green instead of Dark Green RLM71?

The same difference applies the other way round: NATO 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 NATO Green on the colour wheel See Dark Green RLM71 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to NATO Green

NATO Green vs Refractive Green (70.890)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71
NATO Green vs Medium Olive (70.850)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71
NATO Green vs Russian Unif. WWII (70.924)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Green RLM71

Dark Green RLM71 vs Starship Filth (A.MIG-3513)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close
Dark Green RLM71 vs Matt Earth FS-34088 (AMMO.F-507)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close
Dark Green RLM71 vs Dark Olive Drab (ATOM-20065)ATOM · ΔE 8, close

All matches: NATO Green equivalents · Dark Green RLM71 equivalents