What is the difference between NATO Green and Uniform Green?

ΔE 6 (close). Uniform Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

NATO Green vs Uniform Green

NATO Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-67
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #415c3d (estimate)

Uniform Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.922
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d4f2f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Uniform Green is a little darker, warmer than NATO Green.

Can I use Uniform Green instead of NATO Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Uniform Green is a little darker, warmer than NATO Green.

Can I use NATO Green instead of Uniform Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: NATO Green is a little lighter, 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 NATO Green on the colour wheel See Uniform Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to NATO Green

NATO Green vs Intermediate Green (70.891)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Uniform Green
NATO Green vs Fern Green (70.833)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Uniform Green
NATO Green vs Green Zinc Chrom. (71.094)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Uniform Green

Other Tamiya paints close to Uniform Green

Uniform Green vs Dark Green 2 (RAF) (XF-81)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than NATO Green
Uniform Green vs Dark Green 2 (RAF) (AS-30)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 4, very close · closer than NATO Green
Uniform Green vs Dark Green (Luftwaffe) (AS-24)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, very close · closer than NATO Green

All matches: NATO Green equivalents · Uniform Green equivalents