Dark Angels Green vs Chromium Oxide Green Dark

Dark Angels Green

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#2a5a3a (estimate)

Chromium Oxide Green Dark

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#426338 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chromium Oxide Green Dark is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Angels Green. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Dark Angels Green is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Chromium Oxide Green Dark is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Chromium Oxide Green Dark instead of Dark Angels Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Chromium Oxide Green Dark is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Angels Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Dark Angels Green instead of Chromium Oxide Green Dark?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Angels Green is a little darker, 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 Dark Angels Green on the colour wheel See Chromium Oxide Green Dark on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Dark Angels Green

Other Citadel paints close to Chromium Oxide Green Dark

All matches: Dark Angels Green equivalents · Chromium Oxide Green Dark equivalents

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