What is the difference between Mage Hunter Green and Luftwaffe Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Luftwaffe Green is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mage Hunter Green vs Luftwaffe Green

Mage Hunter Green

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93126
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d5f4c (estimate)

Luftwaffe Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.823
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c3723 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Luftwaffe Green is noticeably darker, warmer than Mage Hunter Green.

Can I use Luftwaffe Green instead of Mage Hunter Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Luftwaffe Green is noticeably darker, warmer than Mage Hunter Green.

Can I use Mage Hunter Green instead of Luftwaffe Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mage Hunter Green is noticeably 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 Mage Hunter Green on the colour wheel See Luftwaffe Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mage Hunter Green

Mage Hunter Green vs Olive Grey (71.096)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green
Mage Hunter Green vs Green Grey (71.341)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green
Mage Hunter Green vs Green Grey (70.886)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green

Other Formula P3 paints close to Luftwaffe Green

Luftwaffe Green vs Cryx Bane Base (93067)Formula P3 · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mage Hunter Green
Luftwaffe Green vs Battlefield Brown (93027)Formula P3 · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Mage Hunter Green
Luftwaffe Green vs Asheth Grey (93130)Formula P3 · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Mage Hunter Green

All matches: Mage Hunter Green equivalents · Luftwaffe Green equivalents