What is the difference between NATO Green and Luftwaffe Green?

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

NATO Green vs Luftwaffe Green

NATO Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20066
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4530 (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 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Luftwaffe Green is a little darker than NATO Green.

Can I use Luftwaffe Green instead of NATO Green?

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

Can I use NATO Green instead of Luftwaffe Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: NATO 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 NATO Green on the colour wheel See Luftwaffe 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 Luftwaffe Green
NATO Green vs Medium Olive (70.850)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green
NATO Green vs Russian Unif. WWII (70.924)Model Color · ΔE 5, very 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 NATO Green
Luftwaffe Green vs IJA Kawasaki Green (ATOM-20068)ATOM · ΔE 6, close
Luftwaffe Green vs Dark Green (A.MIG-3507)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close

All matches: NATO Green equivalents · Luftwaffe Green equivalents