What is the difference between Fern Green and Vulkan Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Vulkan Green is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fern Green vs Vulkan Green

Fern Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20091
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0b6134 (estimate)

Vulkan Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a5a3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Vulkan Green is more muted than Fern Green.

Can I use Vulkan Green instead of Fern Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Vulkan Green is more muted than Fern Green.

Can I use Fern Green instead of Vulkan Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fern Green is more saturated.

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 Fern Green on the colour wheel See Vulkan Green on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Fern Green

Fern Green vs Waaagh! FleshColour: Base · ΔE 9, close
Fern Green vs Warboss GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair
Fern Green vs Caliban GreenColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Vulkan Green

Vulkan Green vs Forest Green (ATOM-20093)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Fern Green
Vulkan Green vs IJN Nakajima Dark Green (ATOM-20096)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Fern Green
Vulkan Green vs Forest Green (IONIC-0125)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Fern Green

All matches: Fern Green equivalents · Vulkan Green equivalents