What is the difference between Troll Shadow and Dark Green RLM71?

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

Troll Shadow vs Dark Green RLM71

Troll Shadow

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09202
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #44381a (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 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green RLM71 is more muted, cooler than Troll Shadow.

Can I use Dark Green RLM71 instead of Troll Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Green RLM71 is more muted, cooler than Troll Shadow.

Can I use Troll Shadow instead of Dark Green RLM71?

The same difference applies the other way round: Troll Shadow 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 Troll Shadow on the colour wheel See Dark Green RLM71 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Troll Shadow

Troll Shadow vs Grey Brown (70.762)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71
Troll Shadow vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71
Troll Shadow vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Green RLM71

Other Reaper paints close to Dark Green RLM71

Dark Green RLM71 vs Woodstain Brown (09160)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Troll Shadow
Dark Green RLM71 vs Muddy Brown (09028)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close
Dark Green RLM71 vs Olive Shadow (09157)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Troll Shadow equivalents · Dark Green RLM71 equivalents