What is the difference between Dark Green 2 and Light Green RLM25?

ΔE 10 (close). Light Green RLM25 is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Green 2 vs Light Green RLM25

Dark Green 2

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-89
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #61836b (estimate)

Light Green RLM25

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.267
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #45776b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Green RLM25 is a little darker, cooler than Dark Green 2.

Can I use Light Green RLM25 instead of Dark Green 2?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Light Green RLM25 is a little darker, cooler than Dark Green 2.

Can I use Dark Green 2 instead of Light Green RLM25?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Green 2 is a little lighter, 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 Green 2 on the colour wheel See Light Green RLM25 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Green 2

Dark Green 2 vs IDF/IAF Green (71.126)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Green RLM25
Dark Green 2 vs Pacific Green (70.757)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Dark Green 2 vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Tamiya paints close to Light Green RLM25

Light Green RLM25 vs Dark Green (IJA) (AS-17)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dark Green 2
Light Green RLM25 vs Flat Green (XF-5)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, close
Light Green RLM25 vs Haze Gray (TS-32)TS Spray · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Dark Green 2 equivalents · Light Green RLM25 equivalents