What is the difference between Camo Green and Buff?

ΔE 19 (loose). Buff is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Camo Green vs Buff

Camo Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0139
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a9500 (estimate)

Buff

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.976
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cba942 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Buff is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Camo Green.

Can I use Buff instead of Camo Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Buff is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Camo Green.

Can I use Camo Green instead of Buff?

The same difference applies the other way round: Camo Green is noticeably darker, more saturated, 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 Camo Green on the colour wheel See Buff on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Camo Green

Camo Green vs Camouflage Green (72.031)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Buff
Camo Green vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Buff
Camo Green vs German Yellow (70.806)Model Color · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Buff

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Buff

Buff vs Light Brick (A.MIG-0626)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Camo Green
Buff vs Zinc Chromate Yellow (ATOM-20013)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Camo Green
Buff vs Khaki (IONIC-0024)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Camo Green

All matches: Camo Green equivalents · Buff equivalents