What is the difference between Greatcoat Green and Dark Earth?

ΔE 11 (fair). Dark Earth is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Greatcoat Green vs Dark Earth

Greatcoat Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4139P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #787839 (estimate)

Dark Earth

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-72
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c6f43 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Earth is more muted, warmer than Greatcoat Green.

Can I use Dark Earth instead of Greatcoat Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Dark Earth is more muted, warmer than Greatcoat Green.

Can I use Greatcoat Green instead of Dark Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Greatcoat Green is more saturated, 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 Greatcoat Green on the colour wheel See Dark Earth on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Greatcoat Green

Greatcoat Green vs Hay Color (C-524)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Earth
Greatcoat Green vs Cockpit Color Kawanishi (C-384)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Earth
Greatcoat Green vs Zinc-Chromate Type I FS34151 (C-351)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dark Earth

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Earth

Dark Earth vs Prairie OchreWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Greatcoat Green
Dark Earth vs Sulfide OchreWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Greatcoat Green
Dark Earth vs Dark Mustard Khaki (WP4157P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Greatcoat Green

All matches: Greatcoat Green equivalents · Dark Earth equivalents