What is the difference between Dark Green and Green RLM62?

ΔE 6 (close). Green RLM62 is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Green vs Green RLM62

Dark Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-9
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #525737 (estimate)

Green RLM62

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.104
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e5640 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green RLM62 is more muted, cooler than Dark Green.

Can I use Green RLM62 instead of Dark Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Green RLM62 is more muted, cooler than Dark Green.

Can I use Dark Green instead of Green RLM62?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark 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 Green on the colour wheel See Green RLM62 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Green

Dark Green vs US Light Green (71.137)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Green RLM62
Dark Green vs Interior Green (71.010)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Green RLM62
Dark Green vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Green RLM62

Other Tamiya paints close to Green RLM62

Green RLM62 vs Olive Drab (XF-62)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Green
Green RLM62 vs Olive Drab (USAF) (AS-6)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Green
Green RLM62 vs Olive Drab (TS-5)TS Spray · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Green

All matches: Dark Green equivalents · Green RLM62 equivalents