What is the difference between Dark Mud and IJN Black Green?

ΔE 16 (loose). IJN Black Green is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Mud vs IJN Black Green

Dark Mud

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

IJN Black Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.322
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #364238 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. IJN Black Green is more muted, cooler than Dark Mud.

Can I use IJN Black Green instead of Dark Mud?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). IJN Black Green is more muted, cooler than Dark Mud.

Can I use Dark Mud instead of IJN Black Green?

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 IJN Black Green 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 IJN Black Green
Dark Mud vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IJN Black Green
Dark Mud vs Grey Brown (70.762)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJN Black Green

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to IJN Black Green

IJN Black Green vs Viridian Grim (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dark Mud
IJN Black Green vs Carbon Black (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Dark Mud
IJN Black Green vs Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Dark Mud

All matches: Dark Mud equivalents · IJN Black Green equivalents