Color-wise this is a muted, mid-tone green leaning cool. Matching it is straightforward: The Army Painter Medieval Forest lands at 87 percent in the same finish, and 4 brands in all carry a close same-finish swap. It builds a smooth gradient with Dark Sea Grey underneath and IJN Grey Green 2 on the highlights, all in the Tamiya line. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Cockpit Green equivalents and near misses
Fair warning: nothing matches Tamiya Cockpit Green cleanly. The options below are the least bad, and every one of them drifts.
Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Medieval Forest, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.6).
Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo Pacific Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.6).
Nearest in the Revell catalog: Revell Medium Grey USAF/Mittelgrau, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.1).
Best Humbrol option: Humbrol Interior Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.9).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.6 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Vallejo
Revell
Humbrol
Scale75
Monument Pro Acryl
Green Stuff World
AK Interactive
Two Thin Coats
Citadel
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Cockpit Green?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Medieval Forest at 87% color similarity.
What color is Cockpit Green?
Cockpit Green is a mid-tone muted green with a cool undertone (hex #5A7060).
What do I highlight and shade Cockpit Green with?
Highlight Cockpit Green toward IJN Grey Green 2 and shade it down into Dark Sea Grey, both Tamiya paints in the same finish family.