What is the difference between Tundra Taupe and Dark Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tundra Taupe vs Dark Green

Tundra Taupe

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #52533b (estimate)

Dark Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-36
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4c3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green is a little darker, cooler than Tundra Taupe.

Can I use Dark Green instead of Tundra Taupe?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Green is a little darker, cooler than Tundra Taupe.

Can I use Tundra Taupe instead of Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tundra Taupe is a little lighter, 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 Tundra Taupe on the colour wheel See Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Tundra Taupe

Tundra Taupe vs Khaki (C-55)Mr. Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dark Green
Tundra Taupe vs Khaki (N-81)Acrysion · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dark Green
Tundra Taupe vs RLM 80 Olive Green (H-420)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Green

Dark Green vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tundra Taupe
Dark Green vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tundra Taupe
Dark Green vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Tundra Taupe

All matches: Tundra Taupe equivalents · Dark Green equivalents