What is the difference between Flat Green and Pale Green?

ΔE 14 (fair). Pale Green is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flat Green vs Pale Green

Flat Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-5
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #61836b (estimate)

Pale Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.095
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #638050 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Green is more saturated, warmer than Flat Green.

Can I use Pale Green instead of Flat Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Pale Green is more saturated, warmer than Flat Green.

Can I use Flat Green instead of Pale Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flat Green is more muted, 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 Flat Green on the colour wheel See Pale Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Flat Green

Flat Green vs IDF/IAF Green (71.126)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pale Green
Flat Green vs Light Green RLM25 (71.267)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Pale Green
Flat Green vs Pacific Green (70.757)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Pale Green

Other Tamiya paints close to Pale Green

Pale Green vs Light Green (Luftwaffe) (AS-23)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 10, close · closer than Flat Green
Pale Green vs Dark Green (JGSDF) (XF-73)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Flat Green
Pale Green vs Dark Green (JGSDF) (TS-91)TS Spray · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Flat Green

All matches: Flat Green equivalents · Pale Green equivalents