What is the difference between IJA Grey Green and Deck Tan?

ΔE 6 (close). Deck Tan is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

IJA Grey Green vs Deck Tan

IJA Grey Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20142
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9ea297 (estimate)

Deck Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.986
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c9b86 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deck Tan is more saturated than IJA Grey Green.

✓ AMMO ATOM user guide chart lists these two as equivalents.

Can I use Deck Tan instead of IJA Grey Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Deck Tan is more saturated than IJA Grey Green.

Can I use IJA Grey Green instead of Deck Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: IJA Grey Green is more muted.

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 IJA Grey Green on the colour wheel See Deck Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to IJA Grey Green

IJA Grey Green vs Light Gull Gray (71.121)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Deck Tan
IJA Grey Green vs Grey Blue RLM84 (71.103)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Deck Tan
IJA Grey Green vs Light Green Grey (70.971)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deck Tan

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Deck Tan

Deck Tan vs Nakajima Interior Green (ATOM-20139)ATOM · ΔE 2, very close · closer than IJA Grey Green
Deck Tan vs Splinter Grey (AMMO.F-536)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJA Grey Green
Deck Tan vs Ruins Grey (IONIC-0162)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than IJA Grey Green

All matches: IJA Grey Green equivalents · Deck Tan equivalents