What is the difference between Light Feldgrau and IDF/IAF Green?

ΔE 8 (close). IDF/IAF Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Feldgrau vs IDF/IAF Green

Light Feldgrau

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4045P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #719382 (estimate)

IDF/IAF Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.126
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a836a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IDF/IAF Green is a little darker, warmer than Light Feldgrau.

Can I use IDF/IAF Green instead of Light Feldgrau?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). IDF/IAF Green is a little darker, warmer than Light Feldgrau.

Can I use Light Feldgrau instead of IDF/IAF Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Feldgrau is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Light Feldgrau on the colour wheel See IDF/IAF Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Feldgrau

Light Feldgrau vs Medium Grey Blue (70.772)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than IDF/IAF Green
Light Feldgrau vs Light Green Blue (70.972)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than IDF/IAF Green
Light Feldgrau vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than IDF/IAF Green

Other Army Painter paints close to IDF/IAF Green

IDF/IAF Green vs Dark Imperial Khaki (WP4154P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Light Feldgrau
IDF/IAF Green vs Raw Wool (WP4152P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Feldgrau
IDF/IAF Green vs Patagon PineWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Light Feldgrau equivalents · IDF/IAF Green equivalents