What is the difference between Dark Battle Dress and Canvas?

ΔE 4 (very close). Canvas is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Battle Dress vs Canvas

Dark Battle Dress

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4052P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #453a26 (estimate)

Canvas

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.763
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c341d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 3.9, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Canvas is a little darker, cooler than Dark Battle Dress.

Can I use Canvas instead of Dark Battle Dress?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 4). Canvas is a little darker, cooler than Dark Battle Dress.

Can I use Dark Battle Dress instead of Canvas?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Battle Dress is a little lighter, 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 Dark Battle Dress on the colour wheel See Canvas on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Battle Dress

Dark Battle Dress vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Canvas
Dark Battle Dress vs Dark Green RLM71 (71.015)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close
Dark Battle Dress vs IJA Olive Green (71.286)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close

Other Army Painter paints close to Canvas

Canvas vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close
Canvas vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, very close
Canvas vs Mud Spatter (WP4057P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Dark Battle Dress equivalents · Canvas equivalents