Dark Green is a dark muted green with a cool undertone. Matching it is straightforward: Revell Dark Green (RAL 6020) lands at 89 percent in the same finish, and 5 brands in all carry a close same-finish swap. It builds a smooth gradient with NATO Black underneath and Dark Grey on the highlights, all in the Tamiya line. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Dark Green equivalents in other ranges
1 of the 11 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Tamiya Dark Green, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Revell equivalent: Revell Dark Green (RAL 6020), a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.2).
- Best AK Interactive option: AK Interactive Ija #21 Midori Iro (Green), close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.7).
- From Humbrol: Humbrol Dark Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.9).
- Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo Black Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.0).
- Nearest in the Citadel catalog: Citadel Vulkan Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 4.0).
- Best Monument Pro Acryl option: Monument Pro Acryl Camo Green, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.2).
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 2.2 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Revell
AK Interactive
Ija #21 Midori Iro (Green)
Wwi German Dark Green
Splittermuster Green Spots
Bronze Green
Wwi French Green 1
Waffen Green
Green Uniform Base
Medium Green
Modern Spanish Green
Pc10 Late
Forest Green (Fs 34079)
Gunship Green
Medium Green 42
Rlm 81 Version 2
Rlm 73
Dark Green (Fs 34102)
Idf Green
Aii Green
Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform)
Nº9 Olive Drab (Fs 33070)
Dark Olive Green
Humbrol
Vallejo
Black Green
German Uniform
Luftwaffe Green
Olive Grey
Camouflage Olive Green
Refractive Green
Military Green
Us Dark Green
Bronze Green
Citadel
Monument Pro Acryl
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
Green Stuff World
P3 Paints
The Army Painter
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 5 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Dark Green?
The closest same-finish match is Revell Dark Green (RAL 6020) at 89% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Dark Green?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Black Green at 85%, a same-finish match.
What color is Dark Green?
Dark Green is a dark muted green with a cool undertone (hex #304030).
What do I highlight and shade Dark Green with?
Highlight Dark Green toward Dark Grey and shade it down into NATO Black, both Tamiya paints in the same finish family.