What is the difference between Army Green and Ivory RLM05?

ΔE 18 (loose). Ivory RLM05 is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Army Green vs Ivory RLM05

Army Green

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA38
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a2ab39 (estimate)

Ivory RLM05

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.106
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8ad5e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ivory RLM05 is much more muted, warmer than Army Green.

Can I use Ivory RLM05 instead of Army Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Ivory RLM05 is much more muted, warmer than Army Green.

Can I use Army Green instead of Ivory RLM05?

The same difference applies the other way round: Army Green is much 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 Army Green on the colour wheel See Ivory RLM05 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Army Green

Army Green vs Camouflage Green (72.031)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Ivory RLM05
Army Green vs German Yellow (70.806)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Ivory RLM05
Army Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 18, loose

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Ivory RLM05

Ivory RLM05 vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Army Green
Ivory RLM05 vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Army Green
Ivory RLM05 vs Snake Fang (NA40)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Army Green equivalents · Ivory RLM05 equivalents