What is the difference between Field Green FS34097 and Flat Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Flat Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Field Green FS34097 vs Flat Green

Field Green FS34097

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-340
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a5842 (estimate)

Flat Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.968
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2f482e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Green is a little darker, warmer than Field Green FS34097.

Can I use Flat Green instead of Field Green FS34097?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Flat Green is a little darker, warmer than Field Green FS34097.

Can I use Field Green FS34097 instead of Flat Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Field Green FS34097 is a little lighter, 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 Field Green FS34097 on the colour wheel See Flat Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Field Green FS34097

Field Green FS34097 vs Gunship Green (70.895)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Flat Green
Field Green FS34097 vs Fern Green (70.833)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Flat Green
Field Green FS34097 vs Medium Olive (70.850)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Flat Green

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Flat Green

Flat Green vs Green (C-525)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Field Green FS34097
Flat Green vs IJA Green (C-16)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close
Flat Green vs IJA Green (N-60)Acrysion · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Field Green FS34097 equivalents · Flat Green equivalents