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

ΔE 16 (loose). IDF/IAF Green is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Soft Green vs IDF/IAF Green

Soft Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #80ab97 (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 15.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. IDF/IAF Green is noticeably darker, warmer than Soft Green.

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

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). IDF/IAF Green is noticeably darker, warmer than Soft Green.

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

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Soft Green

Soft Green vs A-28M Greyish Blue (71.319)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than IDF/IAF Green
Soft Green vs Medium Grey Blue (70.772)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than IDF/IAF Green
Soft Green vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)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 Soft Green
IDF/IAF Green vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Soft Green
IDF/IAF Green vs Phthalo Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 19, loose

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