What is the difference between Tainted Garden and Dark Mud?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Mud is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tainted Garden vs Dark Mud

Tainted Garden

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e3e26 (estimate)

Dark Mud

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #44371e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Mud is warmer than Tainted Garden.

Can I use Dark Mud instead of Tainted Garden?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Mud is warmer than Tainted Garden.

Can I use Tainted Garden instead of Dark Mud?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tainted Garden 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 Tainted Garden on the colour wheel See Dark Mud on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Tainted Garden

Tainted Garden vs Viridian Grim (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair
Tainted Garden vs Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose
Tainted Garden vs Carbon Black (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 18, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Mud

Dark Mud vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tainted Garden
Dark Mud vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Tainted Garden
Dark Mud vs Mud Spatter (WP4057P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tainted Garden

All matches: Tainted Garden equivalents · Dark Mud equivalents