What is the difference between Dark Reaper and Black Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Black Green is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Reaper vs Black Green

Dark Reaper

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

Black Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.018
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c4549 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Green is more muted than Dark Reaper.

Can I use Black Green instead of Dark Reaper?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Black Green is more muted than Dark Reaper.

Can I use Dark Reaper instead of Black Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Reaper is more saturated.

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 Black Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Reaper

Dark Reaper vs IJN Deep Dark Green (71.310)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Green
Dark Reaper vs USAF Green (71.124)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Black Green
Dark Reaper vs Dark Sea Gray (71.053)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Citadel paints close to Black Green

Black Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Reaper
Black Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Reaper
Black Green vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Reaper

All matches: Dark Reaper equivalents · Black Green equivalents