What is the difference between Dark Green (IJA) and Light Green RLM25?

ΔE 10 (close). Light Green RLM25 is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Green (IJA) vs Light Green RLM25

Dark Green (IJA)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-17
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d6250 (estimate)

Light Green RLM25

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.267
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #45776b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Green RLM25 is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Green (IJA).

Can I use Light Green RLM25 instead of Dark Green (IJA)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Light Green RLM25 is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Green (IJA).

Can I use Dark Green (IJA) instead of Light Green RLM25?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Green (IJA) is a little darker, warmer.

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 Dark Green (IJA) on the colour wheel See Light Green RLM25 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Green (IJA)

Dark Green (IJA) vs Park Green Flat (70.969)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Green RLM25
Dark Green (IJA) vs Emerald (70.838)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Green RLM25
Dark Green (IJA) vs Splinter Green (70.756)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Green RLM25

Other Tamiya paints close to Light Green RLM25

Light Green RLM25 vs Flat Green (XF-5)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, close
Light Green RLM25 vs Dark Green 2 (XF-89)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, close
Light Green RLM25 vs Haze Gray (TS-32)TS Spray · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Dark Green (IJA) equivalents · Light Green RLM25 equivalents