What is the difference between Mid DAK Green and Light Green Chrom.?

ΔE 7 (close). Light Green Chrom. is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid DAK Green vs Light Green Chrom.

Mid DAK Green

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

Light Green Chrom.

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.006
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #506140 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Green Chrom. is more muted, cooler than Mid DAK Green.

Can I use Light Green Chrom. instead of Mid DAK Green?

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

Can I use Mid DAK Green instead of Light Green Chrom.?

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 Light Green Chrom. 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 Light Green Chrom.
Mid DAK Green vs Green Yellow (70.881)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Mid DAK Green vs US Light Green (71.137)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Green Chrom.

Light Green Chrom. vs Army GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Mid DAK Green
Light Green Chrom. vs Army GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mid DAK Green
Light Green Chrom. vs Camouflage GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Mid DAK Green equivalents · Light Green Chrom. equivalents