What is the difference between Petroleum Gray and Luftwaffe Green?

ΔE 11 (fair). Luftwaffe Green is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Petroleum Gray vs Luftwaffe Green

Petroleum Gray

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC57
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #303531 (estimate)

Luftwaffe Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.823
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c3723 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Luftwaffe Green is more saturated than Petroleum Gray.

Can I use Luftwaffe Green instead of Petroleum Gray?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Luftwaffe Green is more saturated than Petroleum Gray.

Can I use Petroleum Gray instead of Luftwaffe Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Petroleum Gray is more muted.

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 Petroleum Gray on the colour wheel See Luftwaffe Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Petroleum Gray

Petroleum Gray vs Yellow Olive (70.892)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green
Petroleum Gray vs UK Bronze Green (70.607)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green
Petroleum Gray vs Cam. Olive Green (70.894)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Green

Other Scale75 paints close to Luftwaffe Green

Luftwaffe Green vs Moss Green (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 8, close · closer than Petroleum Gray
Luftwaffe Green vs Olive Green (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 9, close · closer than Petroleum Gray
Luftwaffe Green vs Riff Green (SFG18)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Petroleum Gray

All matches: Petroleum Gray equivalents · Luftwaffe Green equivalents