What is the difference between Dark Green and IJN Black Green?

ΔE 8 (close). IJN Black Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Green vs IJN Black Green

Dark Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b524a (estimate)

IJN Black Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.322
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #364238 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJN Black Green is a little darker, warmer than Dark Green.

Can I use IJN Black Green instead of Dark Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). IJN Black Green is a little darker, warmer than Dark Green.

Can I use Dark Green instead of IJN Black Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Green is a little lighter, cooler.

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 on the colour wheel See IJN Black Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Green

Dark Green vs German Uniform (70.920)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IJN Black Green
Dark Green vs NATO Green (70.612)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJN Black Green
Dark Green vs NATO Green (71.093)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJN Black Green

Other Tamiya paints close to IJN Black Green

IJN Black Green vs Green (USAF) (AS-13)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Green
IJN Black Green vs Olive Green (XF-58)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Green
IJN Black Green vs Dark Green (TS-2)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Dark Green equivalents · IJN Black Green equivalents