What is the difference between Dark Boot Brown and Russian Green 4BO?

ΔE 7 (close). Russian Green 4BO is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Boot Brown vs Russian Green 4BO

Dark Boot Brown

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

Russian Green 4BO

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.609
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #40453c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russian Green 4BO is more muted than Dark Boot Brown.

Can I use Russian Green 4BO instead of Dark Boot Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Russian Green 4BO is more muted than Dark Boot Brown.

Can I use Dark Boot Brown instead of Russian Green 4BO?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Boot Brown is 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 Dark Boot Brown on the colour wheel See Russian Green 4BO 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 Russian Green 4BO
Dark Boot Brown vs IJA Olive Green (71.286)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Russian Green 4BO
Dark Boot Brown vs N. (71.316)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Russian Green 4BO

Other Army Painter paints close to Russian Green 4BO

Russian Green 4BO vs Dark Drab (WP4026P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Boot Brown
Russian Green 4BO vs Dark Feldgrau (WP4042P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Boot Brown
Russian Green 4BO vs Bleached Strap Grey (WP4150P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Boot Brown

All matches: Dark Boot Brown equivalents · Russian Green 4BO equivalents