What is the difference between Green FS 34258 and Pastel Green?

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

Green FS 34258 vs Pastel Green

Green FS 34258

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11876
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #80825b (estimate)

Pastel Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.885
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #839064 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pastel Green is a little lighter, cooler than Green FS 34258.

Can I use Pastel Green instead of Green FS 34258?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pastel Green is a little lighter, cooler than Green FS 34258.

Can I use Green FS 34258 instead of Pastel Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Green FS 34258 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 Green FS 34258 on the colour wheel See Pastel Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Green FS 34258

Green FS 34258 vs Loam Beige (71.245)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pastel Green
Green FS 34258 vs US Sand (71.138)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Green FS 34258 vs Hemp (71.023)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Pastel Green

Pastel Green vs Medium Olive Green (AK11148)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Green FS 34258
Pastel Green vs Silver Grey No.28 (AK11374)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Green FS 34258
Pastel Green vs WWI German Light Green (AK11802)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Green FS 34258 equivalents · Pastel Green equivalents