What is the difference between Elf Green and Fern Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Fern Green is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Elf Green vs Fern Green

Elf Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4c34 (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 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fern Green is more saturated, cooler than Elf Green.

Can I use Fern Green instead of Elf Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Fern Green is more saturated, cooler than Elf Green.

Can I use Elf Green instead of Fern Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Elf Green is more muted, 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 Fern Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Elf Green

Elf Green vs Medium Olive (70.850)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Fern Green
Elf Green vs Gunship Green (70.895)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Fern Green
Elf Green vs Russian Unif. WWII (70.924)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Fern Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Fern Green

Fern Green vs Schilf Green (WP4153P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Elf Green
Fern Green vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close
Fern Green vs Webbing Green (WP4053P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Elf Green equivalents · Fern Green equivalents