What is the difference between Militia Green and Luftwaffe Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Luftwaffe Green is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Militia Green vs Luftwaffe Green

Militia Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a3a30 (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 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Luftwaffe Green is more saturated, warmer than Militia Green.

Can I use Luftwaffe Green instead of Militia Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Luftwaffe Green is more saturated, warmer than Militia Green.

Can I use Militia Green instead of Luftwaffe Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Militia Green is more muted, 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 Militia Green on the colour wheel See Luftwaffe Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Militia Green

Militia Green vs IJA Midouri Green (71.134)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green
Militia Green vs IJN Black Green (71.322)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green
Militia Green vs Black Green (70.980)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Luftwaffe Green

Luftwaffe Green vs Midnight Olive (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Militia Green
Luftwaffe Green vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 7, close
Luftwaffe Green vs Dark Soviet Khaki (WP4123P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Militia Green equivalents · Luftwaffe Green equivalents