What is the difference between Lupercal Green and IJN Green Nakajima?

ΔE 10 (close). IJN Green Nakajima is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lupercal Green vs IJN Green Nakajima

Lupercal Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a4a3a (estimate)

IJN Green Nakajima

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-15
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #103521 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJN Green Nakajima is a little darker, warmer than Lupercal Green.

Can I use IJN Green Nakajima instead of Lupercal Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). IJN Green Nakajima is a little darker, warmer than Lupercal Green.

Can I use Lupercal Green instead of IJN Green Nakajima?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lupercal Green 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 Lupercal Green on the colour wheel See IJN Green Nakajima on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Lupercal Green

Lupercal Green vs IJA Green (C-16)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJN Green Nakajima
Lupercal Green vs IJA Green (N-60)Acrysion · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJN Green Nakajima
Lupercal Green vs Khaki Green (H-80)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJN Green Nakajima

Other Citadel paints close to IJN Green Nakajima

IJN Green Nakajima vs Caliban GreenColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair
IJN Green Nakajima vs Castellan GreenColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair
IJN Green Nakajima vs Castellan GreenColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Lupercal Green equivalents · IJN Green Nakajima equivalents