What is the difference between Zinc Chromate Green and Gremlin Green?

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

Zinc Chromate Green vs Gremlin Green

Zinc Chromate Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20074
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #345a2b (estimate)

Gremlin Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a6a30 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gremlin Green is a little lighter, warmer than Zinc Chromate Green.

Can I use Gremlin Green instead of Zinc Chromate Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Gremlin Green is a little lighter, warmer than Zinc Chromate Green.

Can I use Zinc Chromate Green instead of Gremlin Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zinc Chromate 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 Zinc Chromate Green on the colour wheel See Gremlin Green on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Zinc Chromate Green

Zinc Chromate Green vs Army GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Gremlin Green
Zinc Chromate Green vs Army GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair
Zinc Chromate Green vs Mid DAK Green (WP4148P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Gremlin Green

Gremlin Green vs Green Base (ATOM-20083)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Zinc Chromate Green
Gremlin Green vs Ogre Green (IONIC-0140)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Zinc Chromate Green
Gremlin Green vs Hellgrün / Chromate Green (ATOM-20075)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Zinc Chromate Green

All matches: Zinc Chromate Green equivalents · Gremlin Green equivalents