What is the difference between Grey-Green and IDF/IAF Green?

ΔE 8 (close). IDF/IAF Green is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Grey-Green vs IDF/IAF Green

Grey-Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11016
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #757a64 (estimate)

IDF/IAF Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.126
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a836a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IDF/IAF Green is more saturated, cooler than Grey-Green.

Can I use IDF/IAF Green instead of Grey-Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). IDF/IAF Green is more saturated, cooler than Grey-Green.

Can I use Grey-Green instead of IDF/IAF Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Grey-Green is more muted, 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 Grey-Green on the colour wheel See IDF/IAF Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Grey-Green

Grey-Green vs Light Mud (70.760)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IDF/IAF Green
Grey-Green vs IJN Ash Grey (71.311)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IDF/IAF Green
Grey-Green vs Stone Grey (70.884)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IDF/IAF Green

Other AK Interactive paints close to IDF/IAF Green

IDF/IAF Green vs RAF Cockpit Grey-Green (AK11847)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey-Green
IDF/IAF Green vs Faded Green (AK11135)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey-Green
IDF/IAF Green vs WWI German Fokker Grey (AK11801)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Grey-Green

All matches: Grey-Green equivalents · IDF/IAF Green equivalents