What is the difference between Light DAK Green and Cockpit Color Kawanishi?

ΔE 6 (close). Cockpit Color Kawanishi is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light DAK Green vs Cockpit Color Kawanishi

Light DAK Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4149P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b8851 (estimate)

Cockpit Color Kawanishi

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-384
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #727c3f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cockpit Color Kawanishi is a little darker than Light DAK Green.

Can I use Cockpit Color Kawanishi instead of Light DAK Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Cockpit Color Kawanishi is a little darker than Light DAK Green.

Can I use Light DAK Green instead of Cockpit Color Kawanishi?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light DAK Green is a little lighter.

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 Light DAK Green on the colour wheel See Cockpit Color Kawanishi on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Light DAK Green

Light DAK Green vs Light Brown (H-321)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close
Light DAK Green vs Zinc-Chromate Type I FS34151 (C-351)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close
Light DAK Green vs Hay Color (C-524)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Cockpit Color Kawanishi

Cockpit Color Kawanishi vs Greatcoat Green (WP4139P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light DAK Green
Cockpit Color Kawanishi vs Olive DrabWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Cockpit Color Kawanishi vs Light Drab (WP4032P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Light DAK Green equivalents · Cockpit Color Kawanishi equivalents