What is the difference between Savage Green and Deep Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Deep Green is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Savage Green vs Deep Green

Savage Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0a6a30 (estimate)

Deep Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-26
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d6a49 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Deep Green is much more muted, cooler than Savage Green.

Can I use Deep Green instead of Savage Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Deep Green is much more muted, cooler than Savage Green.

Can I use Savage Green instead of Deep Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Savage Green is much 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 Savage Green on the colour wheel See Deep Green on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Savage Green

Savage Green vs Racing Green (PS-22)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Deep Green
Savage Green vs Green (X-5)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Deep Green
Savage Green vs Bright Green (PS-25)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Deep Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Deep Green

Deep Green vs Guardian GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Savage Green
Deep Green vs Pharaoh GuardWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Savage Green
Deep Green vs Wizards OrbWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Savage Green

All matches: Savage Green equivalents · Deep Green equivalents