What is the difference between Viridian Grim and Dark Green RLM71?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Green RLM71 is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Viridian Grim vs Dark Green RLM71

Viridian Grim

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #333f35 (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 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green RLM71 is more saturated, warmer than Viridian Grim.

Can I use Dark Green RLM71 instead of Viridian Grim?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Green RLM71 is more saturated, warmer than Viridian Grim.

Can I use Viridian Grim instead of Dark Green RLM71?

The same difference applies the other way round: Viridian Grim is more muted, cooler.

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 Viridian Grim on the colour wheel See Dark Green RLM71 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Viridian Grim

Viridian Grim vs IJA Midouri Green (71.134)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71
Viridian Grim vs IJN Black Green (71.322)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71
Viridian Grim vs Olive Green RLM80 (71.265)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Dark Green RLM71

Dark Green RLM71 vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Viridian Grim
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: Viridian Grim equivalents · Dark Green RLM71 equivalents