What is the difference between Sherwood Green and Military Yellow?

ΔE 17 (loose). Military Yellow is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sherwood Green vs Military Yellow

Sherwood Green

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC44
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7f8835 (estimate)

Military Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.764
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #826d25 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Military Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Sherwood Green.

Can I use Military Yellow instead of Sherwood Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Military Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Sherwood Green.

Can I use Sherwood Green instead of Military Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sherwood Green is a little lighter, 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 Sherwood Green on the colour wheel See Military Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sherwood Green

Sherwood Green vs Dark Yellow (70.978)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Military Yellow
Sherwood Green vs Dirty Grey (72.145)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Military Yellow
Sherwood Green vs Cayman Green (72.067)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Military Yellow

Other Scale75 paints close to Military Yellow

Military Yellow vs Arabic Shadow (SC22)Scalecolor · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sherwood Green
Military Yellow vs Cokum Copper (SFG38)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sherwood Green
Military Yellow vs Gobi Brown (SC12)Scalecolor · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Sherwood Green

All matches: Sherwood Green equivalents · Military Yellow equivalents