Dark Reaper vs Gray Green (Luftwaffe)

Dark Reaper

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

Gray Green (Luftwaffe)

Brand
Tamiya
Range
AS Spray (aircraft)
Code
AS-3
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#335861 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gray Green (Luftwaffe) is a little lighter than Dark Reaper.

Can I use Gray Green (Luftwaffe) instead of Dark Reaper?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Gray Green (Luftwaffe) is a little lighter than Dark Reaper.

Can I use Dark Reaper instead of Gray Green (Luftwaffe)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Reaper is a little darker.

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 Gray Green (Luftwaffe) on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Dark Reaper

Other Citadel paints close to Gray Green (Luftwaffe)

All matches: Dark Reaper equivalents · Gray Green (Luftwaffe) equivalents

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