What is the difference between Dragon Green and US Light Green?

ΔE 7 (close). US Light Green is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dragon Green vs US Light Green

Dragon Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0141
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e5b31 (estimate)

US Light Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.137
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #585d3d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Light Green is more muted than Dragon Green.

Can I use US Light Green instead of Dragon Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). US Light Green is more muted than Dragon Green.

Can I use Dragon Green instead of US Light Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dragon Green 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 Dragon Green on the colour wheel See US Light Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dragon Green

Dragon Green vs Green Zinc Chrom. (71.094)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Light Green
Dragon Green vs Olive Green (70.967)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than US Light Green
Dragon Green vs Light Green Chrom. (71.006)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than US Light Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to US Light Green

US Light Green vs Schwarzgrün RLM 70 (ATOM-20101)ATOM · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dragon Green
US Light Green vs Olivgrün (ATOM-20079)ATOM · ΔE 7, close
US Light Green vs Olive Green (AMMO.F-534)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Dragon Green equivalents · US Light Green equivalents