What is the difference between Aircraft Gray Green BS283 and Pale Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Pale Green is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Aircraft Gray Green BS283 vs Pale Green

Aircraft Gray Green BS283

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-364
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #62815e (estimate)

Pale Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.095
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #638050 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Green is more saturated, warmer than Aircraft Gray Green BS283.

Can I use Pale Green instead of Aircraft Gray Green BS283?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Green is more saturated, warmer than Aircraft Gray Green BS283.

Can I use Aircraft Gray Green BS283 instead of Pale Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Aircraft Gray Green BS283 is more muted, 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 Aircraft Gray Green BS283 on the colour wheel See Pale Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Aircraft Gray Green BS283

Aircraft Gray Green BS283 vs IDF/IAF Green (71.126)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Green
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 Pale Green

Pale Green vs Light Brown (H-321)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Aircraft Gray Green BS283
Pale Green vs RLM 82 Light Green (C-122)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Aircraft Gray Green BS283
Pale Green vs Zinc-Chromate Type I FS34151 (C-351)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Aircraft Gray Green BS283 equivalents · Pale Green equivalents