What is the difference between Green FS34079 and Black Green RLM70?

ΔE 7 (close). Black Green RLM70 is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green FS34079 vs Black Green RLM70

Green FS34079

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-309
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #304947 (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 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Green RLM70 is more muted than Green FS34079.

Can I use Black Green RLM70 instead of Green FS34079?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Black Green RLM70 is more muted than Green FS34079.

Can I use Green FS34079 instead of Black Green RLM70?

The same difference applies the other way round: Green FS34079 is more saturated.

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 Green FS34079 on the colour wheel See Black Green RLM70 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Green FS34079

Green FS34079 vs IJN Deep Dark Green (71.310)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Black Green RLM70
Green FS34079 vs German Uniform (70.920)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Black Green RLM70
Green FS34079 vs Green RLM73 (71.256)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Black Green RLM70

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Black Green RLM70

Black Green RLM70 vs Dark Green BS381C/641 (H-330)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Green FS34079
Black Green RLM70 vs Khaki Green (C-54)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Green FS34079
Black Green RLM70 vs Dark Green (C-70)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Green FS34079

All matches: Green FS34079 equivalents · Black Green RLM70 equivalents