What is the difference between Light Green and German Uniform?

ΔE 8 (close). German Uniform is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Green vs German Uniform

Light Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-319
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c5249 (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 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Uniform is more muted, warmer than Light Green.

Can I use German Uniform instead of Light Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). German Uniform is more muted, warmer than Light Green.

Can I use Light Green instead of German Uniform?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Green is 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 Light Green on the colour wheel See German Uniform on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Green

Light Green vs NATO Green (70.612)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Light Green vs Gunship Green (71.014)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Light Green vs IJN Deep Dark Green (71.310)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to German Uniform

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

All matches: Light Green equivalents · German Uniform equivalents