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

ΔE 8 (close). IJA Light Grey Green is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Splinter Grey vs IJA Light 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 Light Grey Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.321
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #97a58b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Light Grey Green is cooler than Splinter Grey.

Can I use IJA Light Grey Green instead of Splinter Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). IJA Light Grey Green is cooler than Splinter Grey.

Can I use Splinter Grey instead of IJA Light Grey Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Splinter Grey is 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 Splinter Grey on the colour wheel See IJA Light 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 Light Grey Green
Splinter Grey vs Russian AF Grey N.4 (71.346)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IJA Light Grey Green
Splinter Grey vs Deck Tan (70.986)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJA Light Grey Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to IJA Light Grey Green

IJA Light Grey Green vs Ruins Grey (IONIC-0162)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Splinter Grey
IJA Light Grey Green vs Nakajima Interior Green (ATOM-20139)ATOM · ΔE 8, close
IJA Light Grey Green vs IJA Grey Green (ATOM-20142)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Splinter Grey equivalents · IJA Light Grey Green equivalents