What is the difference between Dark Mud and Dark Green RLM71?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Green RLM71 is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Mud vs Dark Green RLM71

Dark Mud

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #44371e (estimate)

Dark Green RLM71

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #42402c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green RLM71 is more muted, cooler than Dark Mud.

Can I use Dark Green RLM71 instead of Dark Mud?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Green RLM71 is more muted, cooler than Dark Mud.

Can I use Dark Mud instead of Dark Green RLM71?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Mud is more saturated, 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 Dark Mud on the colour wheel See Dark Green RLM71 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Mud

Dark Mud vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71
Dark Mud vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71
Dark Mud vs Grey Brown (70.762)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Dark Green RLM71

Dark Green RLM71 vs Viridian Grim (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 9, close
Dark Green RLM71 vs Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair
Dark Green RLM71 vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Dark Mud equivalents · Dark Green RLM71 equivalents