What is the difference between Green FS34079 and German Uniform?

ΔE 9 (close). German Uniform is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green FS34079 vs German Uniform

Green FS34079

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-309
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #395759 (estimate)

German Uniform

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.920
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4b43 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Uniform is a little darker, warmer than Green FS34079.

Can I use German Uniform instead of Green FS34079?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). German Uniform is a little darker, warmer than Green FS34079.

Can I use Green FS34079 instead of German Uniform?

The same difference applies the other way round: Green FS34079 is a little lighter, 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 Green FS34079 on the colour wheel See German Uniform on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Green FS34079

Green FS34079 vs USAF Green (71.124)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than German Uniform
Green FS34079 vs IJN Deep Dark Green (71.310)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than German Uniform
Green FS34079 vs Field Blue (70.964)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than German Uniform

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to German Uniform

German Uniform vs Khaki Green (C-54)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Green FS34079
German Uniform vs Dark Green (C-70)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Green FS34079
German Uniform vs Dark Green (N-73)Acrysion · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Green FS34079

All matches: Green FS34079 equivalents · German Uniform equivalents