What is the difference between Dark Reaper and RLM 83 Dark Green?

ΔE 9 (close). RLM 83 Dark Green is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Reaper vs RLM 83 Dark Green

Dark Reaper

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a4a50 (estimate)

RLM 83 Dark Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-123
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #395853 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. RLM 83 Dark Green is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Reaper.

Can I use RLM 83 Dark Green instead of Dark Reaper?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). RLM 83 Dark Green is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Reaper.

Can I use Dark Reaper instead of RLM 83 Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Reaper 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 Reaper on the colour wheel See RLM 83 Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Reaper

Dark Reaper vs Dark Seagray BS381C/638 (H-331)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 83 Dark Green
Dark Reaper vs RLM 74 Gray Green (C-36)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 83 Dark Green
Dark Reaper vs RLM 74 Gray Green (N-68)Acrysion · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 83 Dark Green

Other Citadel paints close to RLM 83 Dark Green

RLM 83 Dark Green vs Lupercal GreenColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair
RLM 83 Dark Green vs Stegadon Scale GreenColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair
RLM 83 Dark Green vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Dark Reaper equivalents · RLM 83 Dark Green equivalents