What is the difference between Blackroot Grey and Military Green?

ΔE 10 (close). Military Green is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blackroot Grey vs Military Green

Blackroot Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3233
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #323235 (estimate)

Military Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.975
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #35372c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Military Green is more saturated than Blackroot Grey.

Can I use Military Green instead of Blackroot Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Military Green is more saturated than Blackroot Grey.

Can I use Blackroot Grey instead of Military Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blackroot Grey is more muted.

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 Blackroot Grey on the colour wheel See Military Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blackroot Grey

Blackroot Grey vs Olive Green (71.007)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Military Green
Blackroot Grey vs Cam. Black Brown (70.822)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Military Green
Blackroot Grey vs Grey Green (70.866)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Military Green

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Military Green

Military Green vs Ranger Green (3234)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blackroot Grey
Military Green vs Overlord Olive (1853)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair
Military Green vs Olivegrove Green (1821)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Blackroot Grey equivalents · Military Green equivalents