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

ΔE 9 (close). Nurgling Green is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mecha Light Green vs Nurgling Green

Mecha Light Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3529
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #669c74 (estimate)

Nurgling Green

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

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Nurgling Green is warmer than Mecha Light Green.

Can I use Nurgling Green instead of Mecha Light Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Nurgling Green is warmer than Mecha Light Green.

Can I use Mecha Light Green instead of Nurgling Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mecha Light Green is 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 Mecha Light Green on the colour wheel See Nurgling Green on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Mecha Light Green

Mecha Light Green vs Skarsnik GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair
Mecha Light Green vs Kabalite GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose
Mecha Light Green vs Sybarite GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 16, 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 Mecha Light Green
Nurgling Green vs Pacific Green (AMMO.F-544)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mecha Light Green
Nurgling Green vs Interior Light Green (ATOM-20128)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Mecha Light Green equivalents · Nurgling Green equivalents