What is the difference between Dark Soviet Khaki and Cryx Bane Base?

ΔE 7 (close). Cryx Bane Base is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Soviet Khaki vs Cryx Bane Base

Dark Soviet Khaki

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4123P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f3b27 (estimate)

Cryx Bane Base

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93067
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c3322 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cryx Bane Base is a little darker, cooler than Dark Soviet Khaki.

Can I use Cryx Bane Base instead of Dark Soviet Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Cryx Bane Base is a little darker, cooler than Dark Soviet Khaki.

Can I use Dark Soviet Khaki instead of Cryx Bane Base?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Soviet Khaki 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 Soviet Khaki on the colour wheel See Cryx Bane Base on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Dark Soviet Khaki

Dark Soviet Khaki vs Battlefield Brown (93027)Formula P3 · ΔE 14, fair
Dark Soviet Khaki vs Thornwood Green (93033)Formula P3 · ΔE 15, loose
Dark Soviet Khaki vs Asheth Grey (93130)Formula P3 · ΔE 17, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Cryx Bane Base

Cryx Bane Base vs Midnight Olive (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Soviet Khaki
Cryx Bane Base vs Militia GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Soviet Khaki
Cryx Bane Base vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Dark Soviet Khaki equivalents · Cryx Bane Base equivalents