What is the difference between Canvas and Viridian Green?

ΔE 18 (loose). Viridian Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Canvas vs Viridian Green

Canvas

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4033P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ab9d80 (estimate)

Viridian Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #768c75 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Viridian Green is a little darker, cooler than Canvas.

Can I use Viridian Green instead of Canvas?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Viridian Green is a little darker, cooler than Canvas.

Can I use Canvas instead of Viridian Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Canvas is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Canvas on the colour wheel See Viridian Green on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Canvas

Canvas vs Bone Khaki (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Viridian Green
Canvas vs Cloudy Sky (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 20, loose
Canvas vs Soft Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 22, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Viridian Green

Viridian Green vs Dark Imperial Khaki (WP4154P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Canvas
Viridian Green vs Raw Wool (WP4152P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Canvas
Viridian Green vs Light Feldgrau (WP4045P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Canvas

All matches: Canvas equivalents · Viridian Green equivalents