What is the difference between NATO Green and Venom Wyrm?

ΔE 8 (close). Venom Wyrm is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

NATO Green vs Venom Wyrm

NATO Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20066
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4530 (estimate)

Venom Wyrm

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #52533b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Venom Wyrm is a little lighter, warmer than NATO Green.

Can I use Venom Wyrm instead of NATO Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Venom Wyrm is a little lighter, warmer than NATO Green.

Can I use NATO Green instead of Venom Wyrm?

The same difference applies the other way round: NATO Green is a little darker, 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 NATO Green on the colour wheel See Venom Wyrm on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to NATO Green

NATO Green vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Venom Wyrm
NATO Green vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Venom Wyrm
NATO Green vs Tainted Garden (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Venom Wyrm

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Venom Wyrm

Venom Wyrm vs Schwarzgrün RLM 70 (ATOM-20101)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than NATO Green
Venom Wyrm vs Starship Filth (A.MIG-3513)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than NATO Green
Venom Wyrm vs Olive Drab (ATOM-20069)ATOM · ΔE 8, close

All matches: NATO Green equivalents · Venom Wyrm equivalents