What is the difference between IJA Nakajima Green and Straken Green?

ΔE 15 (loose). Straken Green is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

IJA Nakajima Green vs Straken Green

IJA Nakajima Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20076
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #487059 (estimate)

Straken Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a6a3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Straken Green is more saturated, warmer than IJA Nakajima Green.

Can I use Straken Green instead of IJA Nakajima Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Straken Green is more saturated, warmer than IJA Nakajima Green.

Can I use IJA Nakajima Green instead of Straken Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: IJA Nakajima Green is 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 IJA Nakajima Green on the colour wheel See Straken Green on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to IJA Nakajima Green

IJA Nakajima Green vs Sons of Horus GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Straken Green
IJA Nakajima Green vs Waaagh! FleshColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Straken Green
IJA Nakajima Green vs Vulkan GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Straken Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Straken Green

Straken Green vs Ogre Green (IONIC-0140)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IJA Nakajima Green
Straken Green vs Green Base (ATOM-20083)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than IJA Nakajima Green
Straken Green vs Hellgrün / Chromate Green (ATOM-20075)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than IJA Nakajima Green

All matches: IJA Nakajima Green equivalents · Straken Green equivalents