Light Grey Green vs Nihilakh Oxide

Light Grey Green

Brand
AMMO by Mig
Range
ATOM
Code
ATOM-20138
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#659793 (estimate)

Nihilakh Oxide

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Technical
Type
a technical paint or medium
Swatch
#4aa0a0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Nihilakh Oxide is more saturated, cooler than Light Grey Green. They are different kinds of paint: AMMO by Mig Light Grey Green is an opaque base/layer paint and Citadel Nihilakh Oxide is a technical paint or medium, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Nihilakh Oxide instead of Light Grey Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Nihilakh Oxide is more saturated, cooler than Light Grey Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Light Grey Green instead of Nihilakh Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Grey Green is more muted, 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 Light Grey Green on the colour wheel See Nihilakh Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Light Grey Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Nihilakh Oxide

All matches: Light Grey Green equivalents · Nihilakh Oxide equivalents

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