What is the difference between SLA Blue and USAF Green?

ΔE 6 (close). USAF Green is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

SLA Blue vs USAF Green

SLA Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11356
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f5d5b (estimate)

USAF Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.124
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #445455 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Green is more muted than SLA Blue.

Can I use USAF Green instead of SLA Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). USAF Green is more muted than SLA Blue.

Can I use SLA Blue instead of USAF Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: SLA Blue is more saturated.

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 SLA Blue on the colour wheel See USAF Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to SLA Blue

SLA Blue vs Green Grey (71.341)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
SLA Blue vs A-14 Steel Grey (71.336)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
SLA Blue vs Green (71.329)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to USAF Green

USAF Green vs IJA #3 Hairanshoku (Grey Indigo) (AK11900)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than SLA Blue
USAF Green vs French Greyish Blue (AK11439)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than SLA Blue
USAF Green vs AMT-11 Blue-Grey (AK11917)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than SLA Blue

All matches: SLA Blue equivalents · USAF Green equivalents