What is the difference between Venom Wyrm and Dark Earth?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Earth is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Venom Wyrm vs Dark Earth

Venom Wyrm

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

Dark Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.029
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #514b3d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Earth is more muted, warmer than Venom Wyrm.

Can I use Dark Earth instead of Venom Wyrm?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Earth is more muted, warmer than Venom Wyrm.

Can I use Venom Wyrm instead of Dark Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Venom Wyrm is more saturated, 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 Venom Wyrm on the colour wheel See Dark Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Venom Wyrm

Venom Wyrm vs Interior Green (71.010)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Earth
Venom Wyrm vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Earth
Venom Wyrm vs Green RLM62 (71.104)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Earth

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Earth

Dark Earth vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Venom Wyrm
Dark Earth vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Venom Wyrm
Dark Earth vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Venom Wyrm equivalents · Dark Earth equivalents