What is the difference between Chrome Oxide Green and Dark Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Chrome Oxide Green vs Dark Green

Chrome Oxide Green

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Expert Acrylics
Code: E017
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a6a3a (estimate)

Dark Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.028
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #26562f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green is a little darker than Chrome Oxide Green.

Can I use Dark Green instead of Chrome Oxide Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Green is a little darker than Chrome Oxide Green.

Can I use Chrome Oxide Green instead of Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Chrome Oxide Green is a little lighter.

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 Chrome Oxide Green on the colour wheel See Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Chrome Oxide Green

Chrome Oxide Green vs Splinter Green (70.756)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Chrome Oxide Green vs Olive Green (70.967)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Chrome Oxide Green vs Intermediate Green (70.891)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Dark Green

Dark Green vs Sap Green (E009)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Chrome Oxide Green
Dark Green vs Dark Yellow Green (S06)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 16, loose
Dark Green vs Camo Green (020)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Chrome Oxide Green equivalents · Dark Green equivalents