What is the difference between Duck Egg Green and Ivory RLM05?

ΔE 20 (loose). Ivory RLM05 is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Duck Egg Green vs Ivory RLM05

Duck Egg Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20086
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #abc488 (estimate)

Ivory RLM05

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.106
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8ad5e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ivory RLM05 is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Duck Egg Green.

Can I use Ivory RLM05 instead of Duck Egg Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Ivory RLM05 is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Duck Egg Green.

Can I use Duck Egg Green instead of Ivory RLM05?

The same difference applies the other way round: Duck Egg Green is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Duck Egg Green on the colour wheel See Ivory RLM05 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Duck Egg Green

Duck Egg Green vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ivory RLM05
Duck Egg Green vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Ivory RLM05
Duck Egg Green vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Ivory RLM05

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ivory RLM05

Ivory RLM05 vs German Sand Beige RAL 8031 (ATOM-20006)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Duck Egg Green
Ivory RLM05 vs Light Khaki Green (A.MIG-0634)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Duck Egg Green
Ivory RLM05 vs Putrid Green (A.MIG-0632)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Duck Egg Green

All matches: Duck Egg Green equivalents · Ivory RLM05 equivalents