Paint Equivalents

Japanese Green

Mr. Hobby · Mr Color · 525

#194938 · L*27.5 a*-21.0 b*5.4

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Japanese Green in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Japanese Green is a dark, moderately saturated green. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Emerald Green at ΔE 1.9. 14 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.

What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Japanese Green?

FolkArt Emerald Green is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Japanese Green in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Ijn D2 Green Black 10ml (ΔE 2.0) and Mr. Paint Dark Green (ΔE 2.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Japanese Green?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Holly Green, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Japanese Green equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Emerald Green Metallics 653 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. D Christmas Green Metallics 491 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → FolkArt conversion chart

Japanese Green equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Ijn D2 Green Black 10ml Real Colors - Air RC305 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. D Ija 27 Ao Midori Iro (blue-green) Air (3rd Gen) AK11903 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

Japanese Green equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Dark Green Mr Paint MRP-352 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. D Chameleon Gold-green Mr Paint - Car MRP-C027 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Japanese Green equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Chromium Oxide Green Acrylic Premium Paints A607 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. D Prussian Green Acrylic Premium Paints A605 ΔE 7.6 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Arteza conversion chart

Japanese Green equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Holly Green Arte Deco 85.094 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Yellow Olive Game Color 72.064 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo conversion chart

Japanese Green equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Kraken Green Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Turquoise Ghost Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Japanese Green equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Black Forest Green Scale Color Range ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Emerald Green Artist Range ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Scale75 conversion chart

Japanese Green equivalent in Acrilex

  1. B Verde Esmeralda Paints 571 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. E Verde Musgo Paints 513 ΔE 13.6 · far

Full Mr. Hobby → Acrilex conversion chart

Japanese Green equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Muted Green Heavy Body Acrylix 501 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Viridian Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix 398 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Liquitex conversion chart

Japanese Green equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Waystone Green Technical ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Dark Angels Green Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Citadel conversion chart

Japanese Green equivalent in Revell

  1. B Dark Green (RAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Dark Green Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Revell conversion chart

Japanese Green equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Dark green 2 (IJN) Lacquer Paint LP-31 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D NATO green Lacquer Paint LP-58 ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Tamiya conversion chart

Japanese Green in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Golden #074D42 Phthalo Green (blue Shade) SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.7
The Army Painter #173E31 Angel Green Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.8
Apple Barrel #214F45 Reef Blue Colors ΔE 3.9
Foundry #2D5143 French Chasseur A Cheval Green Light Paint System ΔE 4.1
Reaper #004528 Forest Green Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.2
Tom Color #043726 Verde Brasil ΔE 5.6
P3 #21573B Eldritch Green Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.7
Italeri #2F483F Verde Mimetico 2 Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.4
Monument #365337 Camo Green Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 7.0
Humbrol #123B1D Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays ΔE 7.1
Warcolours #005532 Emerald 5 Layer paints ΔE 7.2
Mig #3A523A Fs 34092 Medium Green Acrylics ΔE 7.3
Mission Models #235937 Green ΔE 7.4
Duncan #2F534F Traitor Green Wave 3 ΔE 7.8
Coat d'Arms #3D5C4D Military Green World War II Range ΔE 8.0
Creature #2C4D22 Camo Green Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 9.7
Kimera Kolors #306E64 Samurai Green Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 12.9
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 21.2

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. B Khaki Green Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Ija Green Acrysion ΔE 3.0 · very close
  3. B Dark Green (Kawanishi) Mr Color ΔE 3.2 · very close
  4. B Light Green Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 3.4 · very close
  5. C Green Fs34102 Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 3.9 · close
  6. C Field Green Fs34097 A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.2 · close

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