What is the difference between Mid DAK Green and Military Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Military Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid DAK Green vs Military Green

Mid DAK Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4148P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #525d32 (estimate)

Military Green

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09176
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d4925 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Military Green is a little darker than Mid DAK Green.

Can I use Military Green instead of Mid DAK Green?

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

Can I use Mid DAK Green instead of Military Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid 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 Mid DAK Green on the colour wheel See Military Green on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Mid DAK Green

Mid DAK Green vs Olive Drab (09158)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close
Mid DAK Green vs Muddy Olive (09034)Master Series Paints · ΔE 13, fair
Mid DAK Green vs Uniform Brown (09127)Master Series Paints · ΔE 17, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Military Green

Military Green vs Webbing Green (WP4053P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mid DAK Green
Military Green vs Dark DAK Green (WP4147P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mid DAK Green
Military Green vs Helmet Brown (WP4161P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid DAK Green

All matches: Mid DAK Green equivalents · Military Green equivalents