What is the difference between Dark Boot Brown and BS Dark Green?

ΔE 6 (close). BS Dark Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Boot Brown vs BS Dark Green

Dark Boot Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4126P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #484231 (estimate)

BS Dark Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.324
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #393d2f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BS Dark Green is a little darker, cooler than Dark Boot Brown.

Can I use BS Dark Green instead of Dark Boot Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). BS Dark Green is a little darker, cooler than Dark Boot Brown.

Can I use Dark Boot Brown instead of BS Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Boot Brown 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 Boot Brown on the colour wheel See BS Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Boot Brown

Dark Boot Brown vs Dark Green RLM71 (71.015)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BS Dark Green
Dark Boot Brown vs IJA Olive Green (71.286)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BS Dark Green
Dark Boot Brown vs N. (71.316)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than BS Dark Green

Other Army Painter paints close to BS Dark Green

BS Dark Green vs Midnight Olive (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Boot Brown
BS Dark Green vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Boot Brown
BS Dark Green vs Militia GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close

All matches: Dark Boot Brown equivalents · BS Dark Green equivalents