What is the difference between Forest Green and Splinter Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Splinter Green is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Forest Green vs Splinter Green

Forest Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0125
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #215732 (estimate)

Splinter Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.756
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d6444 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Splinter Green is a little lighter, more muted than Forest Green.

Can I use Splinter Green instead of Forest Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Splinter Green is a little lighter, more muted than Forest Green.

Can I use Forest Green instead of Splinter Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Forest Green is a little darker, 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 Forest Green on the colour wheel See Splinter Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Forest Green

Forest Green vs Dark Green (72.028)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Splinter Green
Forest Green vs Deep Green (70.970)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Forest Green vs Olive Green (70.967)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Splinter Green

Splinter Green vs IJA Nakajima Green (ATOM-20076)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Forest Green
Splinter Green vs IJN Nakajima Dark Green (ATOM-20096)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Forest Green
Splinter Green vs Olive Green (AMMO.F-534)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close · closer than Forest Green

All matches: Forest Green equivalents · Splinter Green equivalents