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

ΔE 9 (close). Splinter Green is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Green (IJA) vs Splinter Green

Dark Green (IJA)

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

Splinter Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.756
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d6444 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Splinter Green is warmer than Dark Green (IJA).

Can I use Splinter Green instead of Dark Green (IJA)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Splinter Green is warmer than Dark Green (IJA).

Can I use Dark Green (IJA) instead of Splinter Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Green (IJA) is 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 Dark Green (IJA) on the colour wheel See Splinter Green 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 Splinter Green
Dark Green (IJA) vs Emerald (70.838)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Splinter Green
Dark Green (IJA) vs Light Green RLM25 (71.267)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Tamiya paints close to Splinter Green

Splinter Green vs Dark Green (JGSDF) (XF-73)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Green (IJA)
Splinter Green vs Dark Green (JGSDF) (TS-91)TS Spray · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Green (IJA)
Splinter Green vs NATO Green (XF-67)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Green (IJA)

All matches: Dark Green (IJA) equivalents · Splinter Green equivalents