What is the difference between Aircraft Gray Green BS283 and IDF/IAF Green?

ΔE 7 (close). IDF/IAF Green is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Aircraft Gray Green BS283 vs IDF/IAF Green

Aircraft Gray Green BS283

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-364
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #62815e (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 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IDF/IAF Green is more muted than Aircraft Gray Green BS283.

Can I use IDF/IAF Green instead of Aircraft Gray Green BS283?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). IDF/IAF Green is more muted than Aircraft Gray Green BS283.

Can I use Aircraft Gray Green BS283 instead of IDF/IAF Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Aircraft Gray Green BS283 is more saturated.

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 Aircraft Gray Green BS283 on the colour wheel See IDF/IAF Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Aircraft Gray Green BS283

Aircraft Gray Green BS283 vs Pale Green (71.095)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Aircraft Gray Green BS283 vs Green Sky (70.974)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Aircraft Gray Green BS283 vs Pastel Green (70.885)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to IDF/IAF Green

IDF/IAF Green vs Dark Seagray (H-75)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Aircraft Gray Green BS283
IDF/IAF Green vs IJA Gray (H-62)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close
IDF/IAF Green vs Dark Seagray (C-25)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Aircraft Gray Green BS283 equivalents · IDF/IAF Green equivalents