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

ΔE 7 (close). Russian Green 4BO is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Feldgrau vs Russian Green 4BO

Dark Feldgrau

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4042P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d3e35 (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 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russian Green 4BO is a little lighter than Dark Feldgrau.

Can I use Russian Green 4BO instead of Dark Feldgrau?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Russian Green 4BO is a little lighter than Dark Feldgrau.

Can I use Dark Feldgrau instead of Russian Green 4BO?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Feldgrau is a little darker.

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 Russian Green 4BO 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 Russian Green 4BO
Dark Feldgrau vs IJN Black Green (71.322)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Russian Green 4BO
Dark Feldgrau vs German Uniform (70.920)Model Color · ΔE 6, 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
Russian Green 4BO vs Bleached Strap Grey (WP4150P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
Russian Green 4BO vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Dark Feldgrau equivalents · Russian Green 4BO equivalents