Paint record

Dark Angels Green

Citadel

Contrast · #004E45

Ink / wash / contrastCitadel Contrast

This one is hard to match, with nothing in another brand landing close in the same finish, the nearest being Gunner Camo from The Army Painter at 65 percent in a different finish class. Dark Angels Green sits in the teal family: dark in tone, vivid in saturation, cool in cast. Highlight it toward Aeldari Emerald, the nearest lighter paint in the Citadel lane. For a true match, stick with the original; cross-brand substitutes will read as a different color.

Cross-brand results

Dark Angels Green equivalents in other ranges

We ran Citadel Dark Angels Green against every mapped catalog and came up empty: no brand makes a color close enough to call an equivalent.

Even the nearest color, The Army Painter Gunner Camo, dries clearly warmer than Dark Angels Green, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.

How to read the score

90+Close

80sUsable

<70Mix

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About this color

Color profile

Familyteal
Lightnessdark
Saturationvivid
Undertonecool

Highlight and shade ladder

Pairs well with

Baal Redcomplement
Dawnstoneneutral anchor
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Match difficulty

Hard to match
Closest cross-brand match

Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.

Where painters use it

one coat cloth and metal basesingle coat base coating
Common questions

Frequently asked

What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Dark Angels Green?

The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Gunner Camo at 65% color similarity.

Is Dark Angels Green a one-coat paint?

Dark Angels Green is a contrast paint, made to basecoat and shade in a single pass over a light primer. One coat drops color into the recesses and leaves the raised areas brighter; a second coat deepens the tone if you want it richer.

What do I highlight and shade Dark Angels Green with?

The next step up for highlighting Dark Angels Green is Aeldari Emerald in the Citadel range. Nothing sits directly below it in the same lane, so reach for a wash to shade.

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