What is the difference between Army Green and Moon Yellow?

ΔE 35 (loose). Moon Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Army Green vs Moon Yellow

Army Green

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

Moon Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.005
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eed70c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 35.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Moon Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Army Green.

Can I use Moon Yellow instead of Army Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 35). Moon Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Army Green.

Can I use Army Green instead of Moon Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Army Green is noticeably darker, much more muted, 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 Moon Yellow 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 Moon Yellow
Army Green vs German Yellow (70.806)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Moon Yellow
Army Green vs Ivory RLM05 (71.106)Model Air · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Moon Yellow

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Moon Yellow

Moon Yellow vs Sunny Yellow (NA48)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Army Green
Moon Yellow vs Sulfide Yellow (NA24)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 43, loose
Moon Yellow vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 46, loose

All matches: Army Green equivalents · Moon Yellow equivalents