What is the difference between Cockpit Color Nakajima and Pastel Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Pastel Green is noticeably darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cockpit Color Nakajima vs Pastel Green

Cockpit Color Nakajima

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

Pastel Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.885
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #839064 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pastel Green is noticeably darker, more muted than Cockpit Color Nakajima.

Can I use Pastel Green instead of Cockpit Color Nakajima?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Pastel Green is noticeably darker, more muted than Cockpit Color Nakajima.

Can I use Cockpit Color Nakajima instead of Pastel Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cockpit Color Nakajima is noticeably lighter, 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 Cockpit Color Nakajima on the colour wheel See Pastel Green 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 Pastel Green
Cockpit Color Nakajima vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Pastel Green
Cockpit Color Nakajima vs Ivory RLM05 (71.106)Model Air · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Pastel Green

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Pastel Green

Pastel Green vs Light Brown (H-321)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Cockpit Color Nakajima
Pastel Green vs Zinc-Chromate Type I FS34151 (C-351)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Cockpit Color Nakajima
Pastel Green vs Aircraft Gray Green BS283 (C-364)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Cockpit Color Nakajima

All matches: Cockpit Color Nakajima equivalents · Pastel Green equivalents