What is the difference between IJA Grey Green and IJN Medium Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). IJN Medium Grey is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

IJA Grey Green vs IJN Medium Grey

IJA Grey Green

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

IJN Medium Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.312
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8e9184 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJN Medium Grey is a little darker than IJA Grey Green.

Can I use IJN Medium Grey instead of IJA Grey Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). IJN Medium Grey is a little darker than IJA Grey Green.

Can I use IJA Grey Green instead of IJN Medium Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: IJA Grey Green is a little lighter.

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 IJN Medium Grey 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 IJN Medium Grey
IJA Grey Green vs Grey Blue RLM84 (71.103)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IJN Medium Grey
IJA Grey Green vs Light Green Grey (70.971)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJN Medium Grey

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to IJN Medium Grey

IJN Medium Grey vs Warm Grey (IONIC-0163)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than IJA Grey Green
IJN Medium Grey vs Seal Grey (ATOM-20131)ATOM · ΔE 7, close
IJN Medium Grey vs Basalt Grey (A.MIG-0603)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 7, close

All matches: IJA Grey Green equivalents · IJN Medium Grey equivalents