What is the difference between Cockpit Green (IJN) and Sky Type S?

ΔE 9 (close). Sky Type S is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cockpit Green (IJN) vs Sky Type S

Cockpit Green (IJN)

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

Sky Type S

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.302
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #939e85 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Type S is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Cockpit Green (IJN).

Can I use Sky Type S instead of Cockpit Green (IJN)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Sky Type S is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Cockpit Green (IJN).

Can I use Cockpit Green (IJN) instead of Sky Type S?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cockpit Green (IJN) is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Cockpit Green (IJN) on the colour wheel See Sky Type S 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 Sky Type S
Cockpit Green (IJN) vs IDF/IAF Green (71.126)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sky Type S
Cockpit Green (IJN) vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sky Type S

Other Tamiya paints close to Sky Type S

Sky Type S vs Gray Green (XF-76)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Cockpit Green (IJN)
Sky Type S vs Gray Green (AS-29)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close · closer than Cockpit Green (IJN)
Sky Type S vs Medium Sea Gray (AS-11)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Cockpit Green (IJN) equivalents · Sky Type S equivalents