What is the difference between Cockpit Green (IJN) and IDF/IAF Green?

ΔE 6 (close). IDF/IAF Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cockpit Green (IJN) vs IDF/IAF Green

Cockpit Green (IJN)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-71
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #76947a (estimate)

IDF/IAF Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.126
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a836a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IDF/IAF Green is a little darker than Cockpit Green (IJN).

Can I use IDF/IAF Green instead of Cockpit Green (IJN)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). IDF/IAF Green is a little darker than Cockpit Green (IJN).

Can I use Cockpit Green (IJN) instead of IDF/IAF Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cockpit Green (IJN) is a little lighter.

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 Cockpit Green (IJN) on the colour wheel See IDF/IAF Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cockpit Green (IJN)

Cockpit Green (IJN) vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than IDF/IAF Green
Cockpit Green (IJN) vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
Cockpit Green (IJN) vs Sky Type S (71.302)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Tamiya paints close to IDF/IAF Green

IDF/IAF Green vs Flat Green (XF-5)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cockpit Green (IJN)
IDF/IAF Green vs Dark Green 2 (XF-89)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cockpit Green (IJN)
IDF/IAF Green vs Olive Green (USAF) (AS-14)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Cockpit Green (IJN) equivalents · IDF/IAF Green equivalents