Paint Equivalents

NATO Green (Surface Primer)

Vallejo · Surface Primer · 70.612

#4A5545 · L*34.8 a*-7.8 b*7.9

The closest match to Vallejo NATO Green (Surface Primer) in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo NATO Green is a dark, muted green. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Medium Green 42 at ΔE 1.0. 13 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

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo NATO Green (Surface Primer)?

AK Interactive Medium Green 42 is the closest equivalent to Vallejo NATO Green (Surface Primer) in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby RLM81 Brown Violet A (ΔE 1.4) and Mr. Paint Dark Green FS34096 (ΔE 1.5).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo NATO Green (Surface Primer)?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Medium Green 42, ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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NATO Green (Surface Primer) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Medium Green 42 Air AK2202 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Medium Green 42 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC260 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

NATO Green (Surface Primer) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A RLM81 Brown Violet A Aqueous Hobby Color H421 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. A Olive Drab Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC01 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

NATO Green (Surface Primer) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Dark Green FS34096 Mr Paint MRP-370 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Field Green FS34097 Mr Paint MRP-236 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

NATO Green (Surface Primer) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. A Army Green World War II Range 521 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Black Green World War II Range 515 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Vallejo → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

NATO Green (Surface Primer) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Extra Dark Sea Green Raf TC-0116 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Field Grey Green Shadow TC-0153 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

NATO Green (Surface Primer) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Olive drab Lacquer Paint LP-28 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Olive drab 2 Lacquer Paint LP-29 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

NATO Green (Surface Primer) equivalent in Foundry

  1. B British Blanco Green Shade Paint System 91A ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B British Denison Green Paint System 98B ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

NATO Green (Surface Primer) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Catachan Green Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

NATO Green (Surface Primer) equivalent in Revell

  1. B Bronze Green Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Sea Green Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → Revell conversion chart

NATO Green (Surface Primer) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Burnt Moss Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Tundra Taupe Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

NATO Green (Surface Primer) equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Toad Green Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Merm Green Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

NATO Green (Surface Primer) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Russian Dark Olive FS 34102 MMP-028 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C US Medium Green FS 34102 MMP-066 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

NATO Green in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Italeri #3E4B39 Flat Green 383 Acrylic Paint ΔE 3.8
Mig #51563F RLM 71 Dunkelgrün Acrylics ΔE 3.9
FolkArt #414D37 Old Ivy Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.9
Apple Barrel #555F54 Hunter Green Colors ΔE 4.5
Duncan #4E5248 Ashen Grey Wave 2 ΔE 4.5
Green Stuff World #3E4639 Black Green Stone Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.1
P3 #596453 Mage Hunter Green Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.3
Reaper #535A53 Skeleton Key Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 5.4
Arteza #455032 Olive Green Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 5.7
Humbrol #525D57 Primer Aerosol Sprays ΔE 5.7
Golden #565640 Sap Green Hue Heavy Body ΔE 5.8
Monument #54544A Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.4
Liquitex #254737 Muted Green Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 9.8
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 10.3
Warcolours #494641 Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 10.6
Kimera Kolors #506C48 Oxide Green Expansion Set 1 ΔE 10.7
Creature #2C4D22 Camo Green Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 11.6
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 12.6

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. B German Uniform Model Color ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B Light Green RLM82 Model Air ΔE 3.0 · very close
  3. B IJA Midouri Green Model Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
  4. B IJN Black Green Model Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
  5. B Gunship Green Model Color ΔE 3.3 · very close
  6. B Olive Green Wash FX ΔE 3.4 · very close

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