What is the difference between Mechanicus Standard Grey and USAF Green?

ΔE 10 (close). USAF Green is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs USAF Green

Mechanicus Standard Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4048 (estimate)

USAF Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.124
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #445455 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Green is a little lighter than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use USAF Green instead of Mechanicus Standard Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). USAF Green is a little lighter than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use Mechanicus Standard Grey instead of USAF Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mechanicus Standard Grey is a little darker.

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 Mechanicus Standard Grey on the colour wheel See USAF Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mechanicus Standard Grey

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs AMT-12 Dark Grey (71.308)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than USAF Green
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs USN Sea Blue (71.295)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than USAF Green
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than USAF Green

Other Citadel paints close to USAF Green

USAF Green vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mechanicus Standard Grey
USAF Green vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mechanicus Standard Grey
USAF Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Mechanicus Standard Grey equivalents · USAF Green equivalents