What is the difference between NATO Green and IJN Black Green?

ΔE 7 (close). IJN Black Green is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

NATO Green vs IJN Black Green

NATO Green

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

IJN Black Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.322
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #364238 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJN Black Green is more muted, cooler than NATO Green.

Can I use IJN Black Green instead of NATO Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). IJN Black Green is more muted, cooler than NATO Green.

Can I use NATO Green instead of IJN Black Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: NATO Green is more saturated, 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 IJN Black Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to NATO Green

NATO Green vs Refractive Green (70.890)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJN Black Green
NATO Green vs Medium Olive (70.850)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJN Black Green
NATO Green vs Russian Unif. WWII (70.924)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJN Black Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to IJN Black Green

IJN Black Green vs Field Grey Shadow FS-34086 (AMMO.F-514)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 3, very close · closer than NATO Green
IJN Black Green vs Italian Green Camo (AMMO.F-535)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 3, very close · closer than NATO Green
IJN Black Green vs Graugrün RLM 74 (ATOM-20157)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than NATO Green

All matches: NATO Green equivalents · IJN Black Green equivalents