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

ΔE 11 (fair). Fern Green is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zinc Chromate Green vs Fern Green

Zinc Chromate Green

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

Fern Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.833
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b5435 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Fern Green is more muted than Zinc Chromate Green.

Can I use Fern Green instead of Zinc Chromate Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Fern Green is more muted than Zinc Chromate Green.

Can I use Zinc Chromate Green instead of Fern Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zinc Chromate Green is more saturated.

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 Fern Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zinc Chromate Green

Zinc Chromate Green vs Dark Green (72.028)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Fern Green
Zinc Chromate Green vs Olive Green (70.967)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Fern Green
Zinc Chromate Green vs Splinter Green (70.756)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Fern Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Fern Green

Fern Green vs Olivgrün (ATOM-20079)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Zinc Chromate Green
Fern Green vs Olive Green (AMMO.F-534)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Zinc Chromate Green
Fern Green vs Dark Olive Green FS-34130 (AMMO.F-503)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close · closer than Zinc Chromate Green

All matches: Zinc Chromate Green equivalents · Fern Green equivalents