What is the difference between Vulkan Green and Dark Green (JGSDF)?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Green (JGSDF) is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Vulkan Green vs Dark Green (JGSDF)

Vulkan Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a5a3a (estimate)

Dark Green (JGSDF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-91
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b6743 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green (JGSDF) is a little lighter, warmer than Vulkan Green.

Can I use Dark Green (JGSDF) instead of Vulkan Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Green (JGSDF) is a little lighter, warmer than Vulkan Green.

Can I use Vulkan Green instead of Dark Green (JGSDF)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Vulkan 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 Vulkan Green on the colour wheel See Dark Green (JGSDF) on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Vulkan Green

Vulkan Green vs British Green (TS-9)TS Spray · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Green (JGSDF)
Vulkan Green vs Green (PS-9)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Green (JGSDF)
Vulkan Green vs Racing Green (TS-43)TS Spray · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Green (JGSDF)

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Green (JGSDF)

Dark Green (JGSDF) vs Straken GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Vulkan Green
Dark Green (JGSDF) vs Waaagh! FleshColour: Base · ΔE 8, close
Dark Green (JGSDF) vs Death World ForestColour: Base · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Vulkan Green equivalents · Dark Green (JGSDF) equivalents