What is the difference between Obsidian Skin and IJN Dk Black Green?

ΔE 7 (close). IJN Dk Black Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Obsidian Skin vs IJN Dk Black Green

Obsidian Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b4344 (estimate)

IJN Dk Black Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.325
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #393e3c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJN Dk Black Green is a little darker than Obsidian Skin.

Can I use IJN Dk Black Green instead of Obsidian Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). IJN Dk Black Green is a little darker than Obsidian Skin.

Can I use Obsidian Skin instead of IJN Dk Black Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Obsidian Skin 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 Obsidian Skin on the colour wheel See IJN Dk Black Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Obsidian Skin

Obsidian Skin vs Charcoal (72.155)Game Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than IJN Dk Black Green
Obsidian Skin vs NATO Brown (71.249)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJN Dk Black Green
Obsidian Skin vs Khaki Green Num. (71.330)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJN Dk Black Green

Other Army Painter paints close to IJN Dk Black Green

IJN Dk Black Green vs Bleached Strap Grey (WP4150P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Obsidian Skin
IJN Dk Black Green vs Crow HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Obsidian Skin
IJN Dk Black Green vs Ironclad Grey (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 7, close · closer than Obsidian Skin

All matches: Obsidian Skin equivalents · IJN Dk Black Green equivalents