What is the difference between Dark Feldgrau and Refractive Green?

ΔE 6 (close). Refractive Green is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Feldgrau vs Refractive Green

Dark Feldgrau

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4042P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d3e35 (estimate)

Refractive Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.890
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #394131 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Refractive Green is warmer than Dark Feldgrau.

Can I use Refractive Green instead of Dark Feldgrau?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Refractive Green is warmer than Dark Feldgrau.

Can I use Dark Feldgrau instead of Refractive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Feldgrau is cooler.

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 Feldgrau on the colour wheel See Refractive Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Feldgrau

Dark Feldgrau vs IJA Midouri Green (71.134)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Refractive Green
Dark Feldgrau vs IJN Black Green (71.322)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Refractive Green
Dark Feldgrau vs German Uniform (70.920)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Refractive Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Refractive Green

Refractive Green vs Dark Drab (WP4026P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close
Refractive Green vs Militia GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close
Refractive Green vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Dark Feldgrau equivalents · Refractive Green equivalents