What is the difference between Commando Green and Black Green RLM70?

ΔE 9 (close). Black Green RLM70 is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Commando Green vs Black Green RLM70

Commando Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4058P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1f3c42 (estimate)

Black Green RLM70

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.021
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #384140 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Green RLM70 is a little lighter, more muted than Commando Green.

Can I use Black Green RLM70 instead of Commando Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Black Green RLM70 is a little lighter, more muted than Commando Green.

Can I use Commando Green instead of Black Green RLM70?

The same difference applies the other way round: Commando Green is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Commando Green on the colour wheel See Black Green RLM70 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Commando Green

Commando Green vs IJN Deep Dark Green (71.310)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Black Green RLM70
Commando Green vs Black Green (71.018)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Commando Green vs Dark Blue Grey (70.867)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Black Green RLM70

Black Green RLM70 vs Crow HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Commando Green
Black Green RLM70 vs Bleached Strap Grey (WP4150P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Commando Green
Black Green RLM70 vs Dark Drab (WP4026P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Commando Green

All matches: Commando Green equivalents · Black Green RLM70 equivalents