What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and Green (USAF)?

ΔE 11 (fair). Green (USAF) is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs Green (USAF)

Skavenblight Dinge

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a4438 (estimate)

Green (USAF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-13
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b4d3f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Green (USAF) is cooler than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Green (USAF) instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Green (USAF) is cooler than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of Green (USAF)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skavenblight Dinge is warmer.

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 Skavenblight Dinge on the colour wheel See Green (USAF) on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Skavenblight Dinge

Skavenblight Dinge vs Red Brown (XF-64)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Green (USAF)
Skavenblight Dinge vs Flat Brown (XF-10)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 12, fair
Skavenblight Dinge vs Red Brown 2 (XF-90)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 12, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Green (USAF)

Green (USAF) vs Lupercal GreenColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Green (USAF) vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Green (USAF) vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · Green (USAF) equivalents