Green Yellow sits in the brown family: mid-tone in tone, moderate in saturation, warm in cast. It builds a smooth gradient with Barbarian Skin underneath and Us Field Drab on the highlights, all in the Vallejo line. Green Yellow is a little less common: the closest same-finish match, AK Interactive Idf Modern Grey, reaches 88 percent, and 1 other brand carries a strong same-finish alternative. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Green Yellow equivalents in other ranges
1 of the 10 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Vallejo Green Yellow, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive Idf Modern Grey, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.4).
- From Two Thin Coats: Two Thin Coats Fury Green, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.2).
- Green Stuff World's closest color: Green Stuff World Gengis Khaki, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.1).
- Nearest in the Tamiya catalog: Tamiya Olive Drab 2, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.3).
- Best Revell option: Revell Light Olive/Helloliv (RAL 7003), workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 7.2).
- From P3 Paints: P3 Paints Gun Corps Brown, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 7.4).
Worth knowing before you swap: AK Interactive Idf Modern Grey runs slightly cooler and more muted, which shows most where the paint thins over raised detail.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
AK Interactive
Two Thin Coats
Green Stuff World
Tamiya
Revell
P3 Paints
The Army Painter
Humbrol
Citadel
Monument Pro Acryl
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 1 other brand with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Green Yellow?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Idf Modern Grey at 88% color similarity.
What color is Green Yellow?
Green Yellow is a mid-tone moderate brown with a warm undertone (hex #6E653C).
What do I highlight and shade Green Yellow with?
Highlight Green Yellow toward Us Field Drab and shade it down into Barbarian Skin, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.