What is the difference between NATO Green and Schilf Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Schilf Green is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

NATO Green vs Schilf Green

NATO Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20066
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4530 (estimate)

Schilf Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4153P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d4528 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Schilf Green is more saturated, cooler than NATO Green.

Can I use Schilf Green instead of NATO Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Schilf Green is more saturated, cooler than NATO Green.

Can I use NATO Green instead of Schilf Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: NATO Green is more muted, warmer.

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 NATO Green on the colour wheel See Schilf Green on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to NATO Green

NATO Green vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Schilf Green
NATO Green vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Schilf Green
NATO Green vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Schilf Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Schilf Green

Schilf Green vs IJA Kawasaki Green (ATOM-20068)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than NATO Green
Schilf Green vs Dark Green (A.MIG-3507)Oilbrusher · ΔE 6, very close · closer than NATO Green
Schilf Green vs Olivgrün (RLM 71) (ATOM-20067)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than NATO Green

All matches: NATO Green equivalents · Schilf Green equivalents