What is the difference between Green FS34227 and Green Sky?

ΔE 13 (fair). Green Sky is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green FS34227 vs Green Sky

Green FS34227

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-312
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #408761 (estimate)

Green Sky

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.974
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #688c5c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Green Sky is a little lighter, warmer than Green FS34227.

Can I use Green Sky instead of Green FS34227?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Green Sky is a little lighter, warmer than Green FS34227.

Can I use Green FS34227 instead of Green Sky?

The same difference applies the other way round: Green FS34227 is a little darker, 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 FS34227 on the colour wheel See Green Sky on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Green FS34227

Green FS34227 vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Green Sky
Green FS34227 vs Pale Green (71.095)Model Air · ΔE 15, fair
Green FS34227 vs Park Green Flat (70.969)Model Color · ΔE 16, loose

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Green Sky

Green Sky vs RLM 82 Light Green (C-122)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Green FS34227
Green Sky vs Light Brown (H-321)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Green FS34227
Green Sky vs Hemp BS4800/10B21 (H-336)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Green FS34227

All matches: Green FS34227 equivalents · Green Sky equivalents