What is the difference between Steel Helmet Green and Earth Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Earth Green is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Helmet Green vs Earth Green

Steel Helmet Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4127P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #55572d (estimate)

Earth Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-132
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #635934 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Earth Green is warmer than Steel Helmet Green.

Can I use Earth Green instead of Steel Helmet Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Earth Green is warmer than Steel Helmet Green.

Can I use Steel Helmet Green instead of Earth Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Steel Helmet Green is 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 Steel Helmet Green on the colour wheel See Earth Green on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Steel Helmet Green

Steel Helmet Green vs Russian Green (4BO, 1947-) (C-512)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Earth Green
Steel Helmet Green vs Russian Green (4BO, 1947-) (H-512)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Earth Green
Steel Helmet Green vs Olive Drab 1 (C-12)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Earth Green

Earth Green vs Dark Mustard Khaki (WP4157P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Steel Helmet Green
Earth Green vs Mid Soviet Khaki (WP4124P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Steel Helmet Green
Earth Green vs Mid Battle Dress (WP4054P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Steel Helmet Green

All matches: Steel Helmet Green equivalents · Earth Green equivalents