What is the difference between Faded Green and Light Mud?

ΔE 8 (close). Light Mud is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Faded Green vs Light Mud

Faded Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11135
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #738571 (estimate)

Light Mud

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.760
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6e745b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Mud is a little darker, warmer than Faded Green.

Can I use Light Mud instead of Faded Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Light Mud is a little darker, warmer than Faded Green.

Can I use Faded Green instead of Light Mud?

The same difference applies the other way round: Faded Green is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Faded Green on the colour wheel See Light Mud on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Faded Green

Faded Green vs IDF/IAF Green (71.126)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Mud
Faded Green vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Mud
Faded Green vs Light Green Blue (70.972)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Mud

Other AK Interactive paints close to Light Mud

Light Mud vs Grey-Green (AK11016)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Faded Green
Light Mud vs RLM 62 (AK11815)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Faded Green
Light Mud vs Leaf Green (AK17020)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Faded Green

All matches: Faded Green equivalents · Light Mud equivalents