What is the difference between Dark Green (JGSDF) and Park Green Flat?

ΔE 10 (close). Park Green Flat is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Green (JGSDF) vs Park Green Flat

Dark Green (JGSDF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-73
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b6743 (estimate)

Park Green Flat

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.969
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a6651 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Park Green Flat is cooler than Dark Green (JGSDF).

Can I use Park Green Flat instead of Dark Green (JGSDF)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Park Green Flat is cooler than Dark Green (JGSDF).

Can I use Dark Green (JGSDF) instead of Park Green Flat?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Green (JGSDF) is 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 (JGSDF) on the colour wheel See Park Green Flat on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Green (JGSDF)

Dark Green (JGSDF) vs Splinter Green (70.756)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Park Green Flat
Dark Green (JGSDF) vs Intermediate Green (70.891)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Park Green Flat
Dark Green (JGSDF) vs Olive Green (70.967)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Park Green Flat

Other Tamiya paints close to Park Green Flat

Park Green Flat vs Dark Green (IJA) (AS-17)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Green (JGSDF)
Park Green Flat vs Deep Green (XF-26)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Green (JGSDF)
Park Green Flat vs British Green (TS-9)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Green (JGSDF)

All matches: Dark Green (JGSDF) equivalents · Park Green Flat equivalents