What is the difference between Elf Green and Mage Hunter Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Mage Hunter Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Elf Green vs Mage Hunter Green

Elf Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4c34 (estimate)

Mage Hunter Green

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93126
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d5f4c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mage Hunter Green is a little lighter, cooler than Elf Green.

Can I use Mage Hunter Green instead of Elf Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Mage Hunter Green is a little lighter, cooler than Elf Green.

Can I use Elf Green instead of Mage Hunter Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Elf Green is a little darker, 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 Elf Green on the colour wheel See Mage Hunter Green on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Elf Green

Elf Green vs Thornwood Green (93033)Formula P3 · ΔE 10, close
Elf Green vs Cryx Bane Base (93067)Formula P3 · ΔE 11, fair
Elf Green vs Bastion Grey (93068)Formula P3 · ΔE 17, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Mage Hunter Green

Mage Hunter Green vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Elf Green
Mage Hunter Green vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Mage Hunter Green vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Elf Green equivalents · Mage Hunter Green equivalents