Dark Green is a dark muted green with a cool undertone. For modelling, drop to Forest Green in the recesses and step up to WW1 Green on the edges, both Humbrol paints. This color is somewhat distinctive: 2 brands offer a strong same-finish match, Vallejo German Uniform closest at 86 percent. Cross-brand swaps are adjust-on-model territory here, useful as a starting point rather than an exact replacement.
Dark Green equivalents in other ranges
Dark Green is awkward to replace. Treat the matches below as starting points for a mix rather than straight swaps.
Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo German Uniform, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.8).
AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Dark Blue-Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.9).
Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Wyvern Green, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.1).
Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Evergreen Fog, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.5).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.8 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
AK Interactive
Two Thin Coats
The Army Painter
Citadel
Tamiya
Revell
Scale75
P3 Paints
Monument Pro Acryl
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
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Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Dark Green?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo German Uniform at 86% color similarity.
What color is Dark Green?
Dark Green is a dark muted green with a cool undertone (hex #3B4E43).
What do I highlight and shade Dark Green with?
Highlight Dark Green toward WW1 Green and shade it down into Forest Green, both Humbrol paints in the same finish family.