What is the difference between Bestial Green and NATO Green?

ΔE 11 (fair). NATO Green is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bestial Green vs NATO Green

Bestial Green

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA35
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5d624d (estimate)

NATO Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.093
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #475149 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. NATO Green is a little darker, more muted than Bestial Green.

Can I use NATO Green instead of Bestial Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). NATO Green is a little darker, more muted than Bestial Green.

Can I use Bestial Green instead of NATO Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bestial Green is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Bestial Green on the colour wheel See NATO Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bestial Green

Bestial Green vs Green Grey (70.886)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than NATO Green
Bestial Green vs Light Olive (71.247)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than NATO Green
Bestial Green vs Grey RLM02 (71.044)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than NATO Green

Other Nocturna Models paints close to NATO Green

NATO Green vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Bestial Green
NATO Green vs Darkness Grey (NA11)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bestial Green
NATO Green vs Slate Grey (NA10)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Bestial Green

All matches: Bestial Green equivalents · NATO Green equivalents