Meisai Green vs Dark Green

Meisai Green

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Historical
Code
WP4164P
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#00543b (estimate)

Dark Green

Brand
Tamiya
Range
XF Flat Acrylic
Code
XF-61
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#134932 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green is a little darker, more muted than Meisai Green.

Can I use Dark Green instead of Meisai Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Green is a little darker, more muted than Meisai Green.

Can I use Meisai Green instead of Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Meisai Green is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Meisai Green on the colour wheel See Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Meisai Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Green

All matches: Meisai Green equivalents · Dark Green equivalents

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