What is the difference between Dawnstone and IDF/IAF Green?

ΔE 16 (loose). IDF/IAF Green is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dawnstone vs IDF/IAF Green

Dawnstone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a6e6a (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 16.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. IDF/IAF Green is a little lighter, much more saturated than Dawnstone.

Can I use IDF/IAF Green instead of Dawnstone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). IDF/IAF Green is a little lighter, much more saturated than Dawnstone.

Can I use Dawnstone instead of IDF/IAF Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dawnstone is a little darker, much more muted.

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 Dawnstone on the colour wheel See IDF/IAF Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dawnstone

Dawnstone vs Grey Green (71.340)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IDF/IAF Green
Dawnstone vs IDF Sinai Grey (71.142)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IDF/IAF Green
Dawnstone vs Concrete (71.131)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IDF/IAF Green

Other Citadel paints close to IDF/IAF Green

IDF/IAF Green vs Nurgling GreenColour: Dry · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Dawnstone
IDF/IAF Green vs Typhon AshColour: Air · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Dawnstone
IDF/IAF Green vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Dawnstone equivalents · IDF/IAF Green equivalents