What is the difference between Interior Green and Buff?

ΔE 15 (loose). Buff is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Interior Green vs Buff

Interior Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-27
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8a221 (estimate)

Buff

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.976
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cba942 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Buff is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Interior Green.

Can I use Buff instead of Interior Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Buff is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Interior Green.

Can I use Interior Green instead of Buff?

The same difference applies the other way round: Interior Green is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Interior Green on the colour wheel See Buff on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Interior Green

Interior Green vs Camouflage Green (72.031)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Buff
Interior Green vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Buff
Interior Green vs German Yellow (70.806)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Buff

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Buff

Buff vs Dark Yellow (H-403)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Interior Green
Buff vs Yellow FS33531 (H-313)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Interior Green
Buff vs Chromate Yellow Primer FS33481 (C-352)Mr. Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Interior Green

All matches: Interior Green equivalents · Buff equivalents