What is the difference between Ranger Green and Black Green RLM70?

ΔE 8 (close). Black Green RLM70 is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ranger Green vs Black Green RLM70

Ranger Green

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

Black Green RLM70

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.021
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #384140 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Green RLM70 is a little lighter than Ranger Green.

Can I use Black Green RLM70 instead of Ranger Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Black Green RLM70 is a little lighter than Ranger Green.

Can I use Ranger Green instead of Black Green RLM70?

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

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 RLM70 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 RLM70
Ranger Green vs Cam. Olive Green (70.894)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Green RLM70
Ranger Green vs Military Green (70.975)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Black Green RLM70

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Black Green RLM70

Black Green RLM70 vs Blackroot Grey (3233)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ranger Green
Black Green RLM70 vs Terror Blue-Grey (4125)Opaque Colors · ΔE 11, fair
Black Green RLM70 vs Steel Grey (1842)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Ranger Green equivalents · Black Green RLM70 equivalents