What is the difference between Camouflage Green and Japan. Unif. WWII?

ΔE 14 (fair). Japan. Unif. WWII is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Camouflage Green vs Japan. Unif. WWII

Camouflage Green

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1800
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #655e10 (estimate)

Japan. Unif. WWII

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.923
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #907929 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Japan. Unif. WWII is noticeably lighter, warmer than Camouflage Green.

Can I use Japan. Unif. WWII instead of Camouflage Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Japan. Unif. WWII is noticeably lighter, warmer than Camouflage Green.

Can I use Camouflage Green instead of Japan. Unif. WWII?

The same difference applies the other way round: Camouflage Green is noticeably darker, 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 Camouflage Green on the colour wheel See Japan. Unif. WWII on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Camouflage Green

Camouflage Green vs Military Yellow (70.764)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Japan. Unif. WWII
Camouflage Green vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Japan. Unif. WWII
Camouflage Green vs Cayman Green (72.067)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Japan. Unif. WWII

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Japan. Unif. WWII

Japan. Unif. WWII vs Desert Camo (1857)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Camouflage Green
Japan. Unif. WWII vs Mustard Yellow (1783)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Camouflage Green
Japan. Unif. WWII vs Coyote Brown (1856)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Camouflage Green equivalents · Japan. Unif. WWII equivalents