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

ΔE 7 (close). Straken Green is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zinc Chromate Green vs Straken Green

Zinc Chromate Green

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

Straken Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a6a3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Straken Green is a little lighter than Zinc Chromate Green.

Can I use Straken Green instead of Zinc Chromate Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Straken Green is a little lighter than Zinc Chromate Green.

Can I use Zinc Chromate Green instead of Straken Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zinc Chromate Green is a little darker.

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 Straken Green on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Zinc Chromate Green

Zinc Chromate Green vs Death World ForestColour: Base · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Straken Green
Zinc Chromate Green vs Death World ForestColour: Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Straken Green
Zinc Chromate Green vs Caliban GreenColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Straken Green

Straken Green vs Ogre Green (IONIC-0140)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Zinc Chromate Green
Straken Green vs Green Base (ATOM-20083)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Zinc Chromate Green
Straken Green vs Hellgrün / Chromate Green (ATOM-20075)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Zinc Chromate Green

All matches: Zinc Chromate Green equivalents · Straken Green equivalents