What is the difference between Phthalo Green and IDF/IAF Green?

ΔE 19 (loose). IDF/IAF Green is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phthalo Green vs IDF/IAF Green

Phthalo Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d807b (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 19.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. IDF/IAF Green is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Phthalo Green.

Can I use IDF/IAF Green instead of Phthalo Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). IDF/IAF Green is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Phthalo Green.

Can I use Phthalo Green instead of IDF/IAF Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phthalo Green is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Phthalo Green on the colour wheel See IDF/IAF Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Phthalo Green

Phthalo Green vs Light Emerald (70.755)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IDF/IAF Green
Phthalo Green vs Scurvy Green (72.027)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than IDF/IAF Green
Phthalo Green vs Light Green RLM25 (71.267)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than IDF/IAF Green

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 Phthalo Green
IDF/IAF Green vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Phthalo Green
IDF/IAF Green vs Soft Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Phthalo Green

All matches: Phthalo Green equivalents · IDF/IAF Green equivalents