What is the difference between IJA Kawasaki Green and Luftwaffe Green?

ΔE 6 (close). Luftwaffe Green is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

IJA Kawasaki Green vs Luftwaffe Green

IJA Kawasaki Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20068
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2f4228 (estimate)

Luftwaffe Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.823
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c3723 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Luftwaffe Green is a little darker, more muted than IJA Kawasaki Green.

Can I use Luftwaffe Green instead of IJA Kawasaki Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Luftwaffe Green is a little darker, more muted than IJA Kawasaki Green.

Can I use IJA Kawasaki Green instead of Luftwaffe Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: IJA Kawasaki Green is a little lighter, 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 IJA Kawasaki Green on the colour wheel See Luftwaffe Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to IJA Kawasaki Green

IJA Kawasaki Green vs Flat Green (70.968)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green
IJA Kawasaki Green vs Medium Olive (70.850)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green
IJA Kawasaki Green vs Uniform Green (70.922)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Luftwaffe Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Luftwaffe Green

Luftwaffe Green vs Olivgrün (RLM 71) (ATOM-20067)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJA Kawasaki Green
Luftwaffe Green vs NATO Green (ATOM-20066)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than IJA Kawasaki Green
Luftwaffe Green vs Dark Green (A.MIG-3507)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close

All matches: IJA Kawasaki Green equivalents · Luftwaffe Green equivalents