Absolution Green vs Plague Green

Absolution Green

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#1a4a28 (estimate)

Plague Green

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.419
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#39422b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Plague Green is much more muted, warmer than Absolution Green.

Can I use Plague Green instead of Absolution Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Plague Green is much more muted, warmer than Absolution Green.

Can I use Absolution Green instead of Plague Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Absolution Green is much more saturated, 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 Absolution Green on the colour wheel See Plague Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Absolution Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Plague Green

All matches: Absolution Green equivalents · Plague Green equivalents

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