What is the difference between Gray Green and IJA Grey Green?

ΔE 8 (close). IJA Grey Green is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gray Green vs IJA Grey Green

Gray Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-128
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a3a999 (estimate)

IJA Grey Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.326
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aeac8f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJA Grey Green is more saturated, warmer than Gray Green.

Can I use IJA Grey Green instead of Gray Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). IJA Grey Green is more saturated, warmer than Gray Green.

Can I use Gray Green instead of IJA Grey Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray Green 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 Gray Green on the colour wheel See IJA Grey Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gray Green

Gray Green vs Light Green Grey (70.971)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than IJA Grey Green
Gray Green vs USAAF Light Gray (71.296)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJA Grey Green
Gray Green vs Light Gull Gray (71.121)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJA Grey Green

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to IJA Grey Green

IJA Grey Green vs Gray FS26440 (H-325)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 11, fair
IJA Grey Green vs Gray FS26440 (C-325)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair
IJA Grey Green vs Light Gray (C-97)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Gray Green equivalents · IJA Grey Green equivalents