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

ΔE 7 (close). Green Yellow is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid DAK Green vs Green Yellow

Mid DAK Green

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

Green Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.881
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #64653f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Mid DAK Green.

Can I use Green Yellow instead of Mid DAK Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Green Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Mid DAK Green.

Can I use Mid DAK Green instead of Green Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid DAK Green is a little darker, cooler.

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 Green Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid DAK Green

Mid DAK Green vs Green Zinc Chrom. (71.094)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Green Yellow
Mid DAK Green vs Light Green Chrom. (71.006)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Green Yellow
Mid DAK Green vs US Light Green (71.137)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Green Yellow

Green Yellow vs Prairie OchreWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid DAK Green
Green Yellow vs Sulfide OchreWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid DAK Green
Green Yellow vs Steel Helmet Green (WP4127P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mid DAK Green

All matches: Mid DAK Green equivalents · Green Yellow equivalents