What is the difference between Scorched Earth and Russian Green 4BO?

ΔE 7 (close). Russian Green 4BO is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Scorched Earth vs Russian Green 4BO

Scorched Earth

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #514d4a (estimate)

Russian Green 4BO

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.609
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #40453c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russian Green 4BO is a little darker than Scorched Earth.

Can I use Russian Green 4BO instead of Scorched Earth?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Russian Green 4BO is a little darker than Scorched Earth.

Can I use Scorched Earth instead of Russian Green 4BO?

The same difference applies the other way round: Scorched Earth is a little lighter.

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 Scorched Earth on the colour wheel See Russian Green 4BO on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Scorched Earth

Scorched Earth vs Khaki Green Num. (71.330)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Russian Green 4BO
Scorched Earth vs US Earth Brown (71.290)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Russian Green 4BO
Scorched Earth vs JGSD Brown (71.297)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Russian Green 4BO

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Russian Green 4BO

Russian Green 4BO vs Field GreyTriads: shadows · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Scorched Earth
Russian Green 4BO vs Wyvern GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Scorched Earth
Russian Green 4BO vs War Master GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Scorched Earth equivalents · Russian Green 4BO equivalents