What is the difference between Ranger Green and Black Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Black Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ranger Green vs Black Green

Ranger Green

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3234
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #39352f (estimate)

Black Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.980
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #22302b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Green is a little darker than Ranger Green.

Can I use Black Green instead of Ranger Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Black Green is a little darker than Ranger Green.

Can I use Ranger Green instead of Black Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ranger Green is a little lighter.

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 Ranger Green on the colour wheel See Black Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ranger Green

Ranger Green vs Dark Brown RLM61 (71.042)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Black Green
Ranger Green vs Cam. Olive Green (70.894)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Green
Ranger Green vs Military Green (70.975)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Green

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Black Green

Black Green vs Blackroot Grey (3233)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ranger Green
Black Green vs Military Green (1848)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair
Black Green vs Steel Grey (1842)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Ranger Green equivalents · Black Green equivalents