What is the difference between Splinter Grey and IJA Grey Green?

ΔE 6 (close). IJA Grey Green is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Splinter Grey vs IJA Grey Green

Splinter Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-536
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9f9b7f (estimate)

IJA Grey Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.326
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aeac8f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Grey Green is a little lighter than Splinter Grey.

Can I use IJA Grey Green instead of Splinter Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). IJA Grey Green is a little lighter than Splinter Grey.

Can I use Splinter Grey instead of IJA Grey Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Splinter Grey is a little darker.

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 Splinter Grey on the colour wheel See IJA Grey Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Splinter Grey

Splinter Grey vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than IJA Grey Green
Splinter Grey vs Russian AF Grey N.4 (71.346)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IJA Grey Green
Splinter Grey vs Deck Tan (70.986)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJA Grey Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to IJA Grey Green

IJA Grey Green vs Ruins Grey (IONIC-0162)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Splinter Grey
IJA Grey Green vs Dusty Earth (A.MIG-3523)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close
IJA Grey Green vs Nakajima Interior Green (ATOM-20139)ATOM · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Splinter Grey equivalents · IJA Grey Green equivalents