What is the difference between Dark Yellow Green and Green Zinc Chrom.?

ΔE 8 (close). Green Zinc Chrom. is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Yellow Green vs Green Zinc Chrom.

Dark Yellow Green

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S06
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a5426 (estimate)

Green Zinc Chrom.

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.094
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #495938 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green Zinc Chrom. is more muted, cooler than Dark Yellow Green.

Can I use Green Zinc Chrom. instead of Dark Yellow Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Green Zinc Chrom. is more muted, cooler than Dark Yellow Green.

Can I use Dark Yellow Green instead of Green Zinc Chrom.?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Yellow Green 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 Yellow Green on the colour wheel See Green Zinc Chrom. on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Yellow Green

Dark Yellow Green vs Olive Green (70.967)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Dark Yellow Green vs Uniform Green (70.922)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Dark Yellow Green vs US Light Green (71.137)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Green Zinc Chrom.

Green Zinc Chrom. vs Camo Green (020)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 9, close
Green Zinc Chrom. vs Dark Camo Green (036)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 12, fair
Green Zinc Chrom. vs Dark Green Brown (S25)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Dark Yellow Green equivalents · Green Zinc Chrom. equivalents