What is the difference between Light DAK Green and Pale Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light DAK Green vs Pale Green

Light DAK Green

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

Pale Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.095
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #638050 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Green is a little darker, cooler than Light DAK Green.

Can I use Pale Green instead of Light DAK Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Green is a little darker, cooler than Light DAK Green.

Can I use Light DAK Green instead of Pale Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light DAK Green 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 Light DAK Green on the colour wheel See Pale Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light DAK Green

Light DAK Green vs Pastel Green (70.885)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Green
Light DAK Green vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Light DAK Green vs Green Sky (70.974)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Green

Pale Green vs British Camo Green (WP4060P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light DAK Green
Pale Green vs Olive DrabWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light DAK Green
Pale Green vs Light Drab (WP4032P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light DAK Green

All matches: Light DAK Green equivalents · Pale Green equivalents