What is the difference between Command Green and Luftwaffe Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Luftwaffe Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Command Green vs Luftwaffe Green

Command Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11155
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #272a13 (estimate)

Luftwaffe Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.823
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c3723 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Luftwaffe Green is a little lighter, cooler than Command Green.

Can I use Luftwaffe Green instead of Command Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Luftwaffe Green is a little lighter, cooler than Command Green.

Can I use Command Green instead of Luftwaffe Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Command Green is a little darker, warmer.

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 Command Green on the colour wheel See Luftwaffe Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Command Green

Command Green vs Extra Dark Green (70.896)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Luftwaffe Green
Command Green vs Bronze Green (70.897)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Command Green vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Luftwaffe Green

Luftwaffe Green vs Bronze Green (AK11857)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Command Green
Luftwaffe Green vs WWI French Green 1 (AK11305)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Command Green
Luftwaffe Green vs IDF Green (AK11355)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Command Green

All matches: Command Green equivalents · Luftwaffe Green equivalents