What is the difference between Mid DAK Green and Dark Green 2 (RAF)?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Green 2 (RAF) is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid DAK Green vs Dark Green 2 (RAF)

Mid DAK Green

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

Dark Green 2 (RAF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-81
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #465737 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green 2 (RAF) is more muted, cooler than Mid DAK Green.

Can I use Dark Green 2 (RAF) instead of Mid DAK Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Green 2 (RAF) is more muted, cooler than Mid DAK Green.

Can I use Mid DAK Green instead of Dark Green 2 (RAF)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid DAK Green is more saturated, 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 Mid DAK Green on the colour wheel See Dark Green 2 (RAF) on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Mid DAK Green

Mid DAK Green vs Dark Green (AS-9)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Green 2 (RAF)
Mid DAK Green vs Olive Drab 2 (TS-28)TS Spray · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Green 2 (RAF)
Mid DAK Green vs Dark Green 2 (RAF) (AS-30)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Green 2 (RAF)

Dark Green 2 (RAF) vs Army GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mid DAK Green
Dark Green 2 (RAF) vs Army GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mid DAK Green
Dark Green 2 (RAF) vs Webbing Green (WP4053P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Mid DAK Green

All matches: Mid DAK Green equivalents · Dark Green 2 (RAF) equivalents