What is the difference between Woodland Camo and Green (USAF)?

ΔE 7 (close). Green (USAF) is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Woodland Camo vs Green (USAF)

Woodland Camo

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4c34 (estimate)

Green (USAF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-13
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b4d3f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green (USAF) is more muted, cooler than Woodland Camo.

Can I use Green (USAF) instead of Woodland Camo?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Green (USAF) is more muted, cooler than Woodland Camo.

Can I use Woodland Camo instead of Green (USAF)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Woodland Camo is more saturated, 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 Woodland Camo on the colour wheel See Green (USAF) on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Woodland Camo

Woodland Camo vs Dark Green (Luftwaffe) (AS-24)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Green (USAF)
Woodland Camo vs Dark Green 2 (RAF) (XF-81)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Green (USAF)
Woodland Camo vs Dark Green 2 (RAF) (AS-30)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, close · closer than Green (USAF)

Other Army Painter paints close to Green (USAF)

Green (USAF) vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Woodland Camo
Green (USAF) vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close
Green (USAF) vs Dark Drab (WP4026P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Woodland Camo equivalents · Green (USAF) equivalents