What is the difference between Fallen Grass and IDF/IAF Green?

ΔE 7 (close). IDF/IAF Green is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fallen Grass vs IDF/IAF Green

Fallen Grass

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #567356 (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 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IDF/IAF Green is a little lighter than Fallen Grass.

Can I use IDF/IAF Green instead of Fallen Grass?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). IDF/IAF Green is a little lighter than Fallen Grass.

Can I use Fallen Grass instead of IDF/IAF Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fallen Grass 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 Fallen Grass on the colour wheel See IDF/IAF Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fallen Grass

Fallen Grass vs Intermediate Green (70.891)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than IDF/IAF Green
Fallen Grass vs Splinter Green (70.756)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Fallen Grass vs Light Green Chrom. (71.006)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to IDF/IAF Green

IDF/IAF Green vs Viridian Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Fallen Grass
IDF/IAF Green vs Soft Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 16, loose
IDF/IAF Green vs Phthalo Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Fallen Grass equivalents · IDF/IAF Green equivalents