Despair Green vs Black Green RLM70

Despair Green

Brand
Scale75
Range
Fantasy & Games
Code
SFG43
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#294144 (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 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Green RLM70 is more muted than Despair Green.

Can I use Black Green RLM70 instead of Despair Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Black Green RLM70 is more muted than Despair Green.

Can I use Despair Green instead of Black Green RLM70?

The same difference applies the other way round: Despair Green 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 Despair Green on the colour wheel See Black Green RLM70 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Despair Green

Other Scale75 paints close to Black Green RLM70

All matches: Despair Green equivalents · Black Green RLM70 equivalents

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