Exile Green vs Flat Green

Exile Green

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#4a7860 (estimate)

Flat Green

Brand
Tamiya
Range
XF Flat Acrylic
Code
XF-5
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#61836b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Green is a little lighter, warmer than Exile Green.

Can I use Flat Green instead of Exile Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Flat Green is a little lighter, warmer than Exile Green.

Can I use Exile Green instead of Flat Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Exile Green is a little darker, 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 Exile Green on the colour wheel See Flat Green on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Exile Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Flat Green

All matches: Exile Green equivalents · Flat Green equivalents

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