What is the difference between Militia Green and Refractive Green?

ΔE 6 (close). Refractive Green is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Militia Green vs Refractive Green

Militia Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a3a30 (estimate)

Refractive Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.890
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #394131 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Refractive Green is a little lighter, warmer than Militia Green.

Can I use Refractive Green instead of Militia Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Refractive Green is a little lighter, warmer than Militia Green.

Can I use Militia Green instead of Refractive Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Militia 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 Militia Green on the colour wheel See Refractive Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Militia Green

Militia Green vs IJA Midouri Green (71.134)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Refractive Green
Militia Green vs IJN Black Green (71.322)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Refractive Green
Militia Green vs Black Green (70.980)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Refractive Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Refractive Green

Refractive Green vs Dark Drab (WP4026P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Militia Green
Refractive Green vs Dark Feldgrau (WP4042P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Militia Green
Refractive Green vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Militia Green equivalents · Refractive Green equivalents