What is the difference between Scaly Green and Lupercal Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Lupercal Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Scaly Green vs Lupercal Green

Scaly Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0121
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00554e (estimate)

Lupercal Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a4a3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Lupercal Green is a little darker, warmer than Scaly Green.

Can I use Lupercal Green instead of Scaly Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Lupercal Green is a little darker, warmer than Scaly Green.

Can I use Scaly Green instead of Lupercal Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Scaly Green is a little 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 Scaly Green on the colour wheel See Lupercal Green on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Scaly Green

Scaly Green vs Stegadon Scale GreenColour: Base · ΔE 10, close
Scaly Green vs Sons of Horus GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close
Scaly Green vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 15, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Lupercal Green

Lupercal Green vs Russian Green Uniform (ATOM-20099)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Scaly Green
Lupercal Green vs Phtalo Green (ATOM-20094)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Scaly Green
Lupercal Green vs Uniform Green Base FS-34128 (AMMO.F-509)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Scaly Green

All matches: Scaly Green equivalents · Lupercal Green equivalents