What is the difference between Dark DAK Green and Russian Unif. WWII?

ΔE 6 (close). Russian Unif. WWII is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark DAK Green vs Russian Unif. WWII

Dark DAK Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4147P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #444928 (estimate)

Russian Unif. WWII

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.924
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #474c35 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russian Unif. WWII is more muted than Dark DAK Green.

Can I use Russian Unif. WWII instead of Dark DAK Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Russian Unif. WWII is more muted than Dark DAK Green.

Can I use Dark DAK Green instead of Russian Unif. WWII?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark DAK Green 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 DAK Green on the colour wheel See Russian Unif. WWII on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark DAK Green

Dark DAK Green vs Uniform Green (70.922)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Russian Unif. WWII
Dark DAK Green vs Earth Green (Early) (70.611)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
Dark DAK Green vs Green Zinc Chrom. (71.094)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Russian Unif. WWII

Russian Unif. WWII vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark DAK Green
Russian Unif. WWII vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark DAK Green
Russian Unif. WWII vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark DAK Green

All matches: Dark DAK Green equivalents · Russian Unif. WWII equivalents