Bile Green vs Malignant Green

Bile Green

Brand
AMMO by Mig
Range
ATOM
Code
ATOM-20087
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#cbd356 (estimate)

Malignant Green

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#c8d440 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Malignant Green is more saturated than Bile Green. They are different kinds of paint: AMMO by Mig Bile Green is an opaque base/layer paint and Army Painter Malignant Green is a one-coat contrast-style paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Malignant Green instead of Bile Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Malignant Green is more saturated than Bile Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Bile Green instead of Malignant Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bile Green is more muted.

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 Bile Green on the colour wheel See Malignant Green on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Bile Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Malignant Green

All matches: Bile Green equivalents · Malignant Green equivalents

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