What is the difference between Raw Wool and IDF/IAF Green?

ΔE 7 (close). IDF/IAF Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Raw Wool vs IDF/IAF Green

Raw Wool

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4152P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #818c70 (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 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IDF/IAF Green is a little darker, cooler than Raw Wool.

Can I use IDF/IAF Green instead of Raw Wool?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). IDF/IAF Green is a little darker, cooler than Raw Wool.

Can I use Raw Wool instead of IDF/IAF Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Raw Wool is a little lighter, 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 Raw Wool on the colour wheel See IDF/IAF Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Raw Wool

Raw Wool vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IDF/IAF Green
Raw Wool vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than IDF/IAF Green
Raw Wool vs Sky Type S (71.302)Model Air · ΔE 7, 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 Raw Wool
IDF/IAF Green vs Light Feldgrau (WP4045P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
IDF/IAF Green vs Patagon PineWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Raw Wool equivalents · IDF/IAF Green equivalents