What is the difference between Dark Green and Lupercal Green?

ΔE 6 (close). Lupercal Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Green vs Lupercal Green

Dark Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20092
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0a422c (estimate)

Lupercal Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a4a3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Lupercal Green is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Green.

Can I use Lupercal Green instead of Dark Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Lupercal Green is a little lighter, cooler than Dark Green.

Can I use Dark Green instead of Lupercal Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Green is a little darker, warmer.

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 Dark Green on the colour wheel See Lupercal Green on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Green

Dark Green vs Caliban GreenColour: Base · ΔE 7, close
Dark Green vs Castellan GreenColour: Base · ΔE 7, close
Dark Green vs Castellan GreenColour: Air · ΔE 7, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Lupercal Green

Lupercal Green vs Russian Green Uniform (ATOM-20099)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Green
Lupercal Green vs Phtalo Green (ATOM-20094)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Green
Lupercal Green vs Uniform Green Base FS-34128 (AMMO.F-509)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Green

All matches: Dark Green equivalents · Lupercal Green equivalents