Paint Equivalents

Dark Green (Model Air)

Vallejo · Model Air · 71.012

#616157 · L*40.9 a*-2.0 b*5.7

The closest match to Vallejo Dark Green (Model Air) in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Dark Green is a dark, muted yellow. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being P3 Pyg Grey at ΔE 1.3. 14 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dark Green (Model Air)?

P3 Pyg Grey is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dark Green (Model Air) in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Raf Dark Slate Grey 10ml (ΔE 1.5) and Foundry Granite (ΔE 2.7).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Dark Green (Model Air)?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Raf Dark Slate Grey 10ml, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Dark Green (Model Air) equivalent in P3

  1. A Pyg Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C Boiler Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → P3 conversion chart

Dark Green (Model Air) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Raf Dark Slate Grey 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC294 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Grüngrau-green Grey RAL 7009 (modern) 10ml Real Colors - Air RC211 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Dark Green (Model Air) equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Granite Paint System 31B ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B German Splinter Tan Shade Paint System 85A ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Dark Green (Model Air) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Dark Grey RLM 66 German WWII Late War Cockpits, etc MMP-089 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Schwarzgrun RLM 70 German WWII MMP-088 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

Dark Green (Model Air) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Rlm71 Dark Green Mr Color 17 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B Rlm81 Brown Violet Mr Color 121 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Dark Green (Model Air) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Steel Mr Paint MRP-030 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Steel Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A013 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Dark Green (Model Air) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B RAL 7009 TC-0086 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Medium Sea Grey TC-0122 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Dark Green (Model Air) equivalent in Revell

  1. B Greenish Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. D NATO Olive Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Vallejo → Revell conversion chart

Dark Green (Model Air) equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Death Metal Wave 3 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Eidolon Grey Wave 2 ΔE 5.0 · close

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Dark Green (Model Air) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Pewter Metallics 99232 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Steel Gray Acrylic Colors 2561 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Dark Green (Model Air) equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Shadowed Stone Master Series Paints Core Colors 9085 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Skeleton Key Master Series Paints Bones 9465 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Dark Green (Model Air) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. C Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt 27 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Primer Acrylics - Matt 1 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Vallejo → Humbrol conversion chart

Dark Green in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Coat d'Arms #55584F Dark Earth Military Range ΔE 3.8
The Army Painter #5D5F4D Crypt Wraith Warpaints ΔE 4.1
Monument #54544A Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.7
Italeri #6C6A65 Grauviolett RLM 75 Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.8
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 5.2
Apple Barrel #555F54 Hunter Green Colors ΔE 5.3
Scale75 #646464 Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 5.8
Mig #525044 Gun Metal Acrylics ΔE 6.1
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 6.2
Citadel #6D655F Stormvermin Fur Layer ΔE 6.2
Green Stuff World #565656 Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.7
Golden #5C5B42 Sap Green Hue OPEN Acrylics ΔE 6.8
Tamiya #5C6264 Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 6.9
Warcolours #767269 Warm Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 7.3
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 7.4
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 9.5
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 10.8
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 11.6

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Dark Slate Grey Model Air ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A German Field Grey Hobby Paint ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  3. B Landser Grey Xpress Color ΔE 2.3 · very close
  4. B US Forest Green Model Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
  5. B Bronze Green Model Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
  6. C NATO Green Model Air ΔE 3.5 · close

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