What is the difference between Cockpit Color Nakajima and Ivory RLM05?

ΔE 16 (loose). Ivory RLM05 is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cockpit Color Nakajima vs Ivory RLM05

Cockpit Color Nakajima

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-127
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9bb370 (estimate)

Ivory RLM05

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.106
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8ad5e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ivory RLM05 is more saturated, warmer than Cockpit Color Nakajima.

Can I use Ivory RLM05 instead of Cockpit Color Nakajima?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Ivory RLM05 is more saturated, warmer than Cockpit Color Nakajima.

Can I use Cockpit Color Nakajima instead of Ivory RLM05?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cockpit Color Nakajima 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 Cockpit Color Nakajima on the colour wheel See Ivory RLM05 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cockpit Color Nakajima

Cockpit Color Nakajima vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ivory RLM05
Cockpit Color Nakajima vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Ivory RLM05
Cockpit Color Nakajima vs Pastel Green (70.885)Model Color · ΔE 17, loose

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Ivory RLM05

Ivory RLM05 vs Sail Color (C-45)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Cockpit Color Nakajima
Ivory RLM05 vs Sail Color (H-85)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Cockpit Color Nakajima
Ivory RLM05 vs Sail Color (N-85)Acrysion · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Cockpit Color Nakajima

All matches: Cockpit Color Nakajima equivalents · Ivory RLM05 equivalents