What is the difference between Tainted Garden and Canvas?

ΔE 6 (very close). Canvas is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tainted Garden vs Canvas

Tainted Garden

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

Canvas

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.763
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c341d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.6, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Canvas is a little darker, warmer than Tainted Garden.

Can I use Canvas instead of Tainted Garden?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). Canvas is a little darker, warmer than Tainted Garden.

Can I use Tainted Garden instead of Canvas?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tainted Garden is a little lighter, 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 Canvas on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tainted Garden

Tainted Garden vs Dark Green RLM71 (71.015)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Canvas
Tainted Garden vs IJA Olive Green (71.286)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Canvas
Tainted Garden vs N. (71.316)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Canvas

Other Army Painter paints close to Canvas

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

All matches: Tainted Garden equivalents · Canvas equivalents