What is the difference between Light Gray Green and Nurgling Green?

ΔE 19 (loose). Nurgling Green is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Gray Green vs Nurgling Green

Light Gray Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20125
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a3cda3 (estimate)

Nurgling Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a9a6a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Nurgling Green is noticeably darker, warmer than Light Gray Green.

Can I use Nurgling Green instead of Light Gray Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Nurgling Green is noticeably darker, warmer than Light Gray Green.

Can I use Light Gray Green instead of Nurgling Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Gray Green is noticeably lighter, cooler.

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 Light Gray Green on the colour wheel See Nurgling Green on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Light Gray Green

Light Gray Green vs Gauss Blaster GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Nurgling Green
Light Gray Green vs Screaming SkullColour: Layer · ΔE 19, loose
Light Gray Green vs Tyrant SkullColour: Dry · ΔE 19, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Nurgling Green

Nurgling Green vs Goblin Green (IONIC-0128)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Gray Green
Nurgling Green vs Pacific Green (AMMO.F-544)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Gray Green
Nurgling Green vs Mecha Light Green (A.MIG-3529)Oilbrusher · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Gray Green

All matches: Light Gray Green equivalents · Nurgling Green equivalents