What is the difference between Forest Faun and Ghost Green?

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

Forest Faun vs Ghost Green

Forest Faun

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7c9ab (estimate)

Ghost Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.121
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aedec6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ghost Green is a little lighter, cooler than Forest Faun.

Can I use Ghost Green instead of Forest Faun?

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

Can I use Forest Faun instead of Ghost Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Forest Faun 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 Forest Faun on the colour wheel See Ghost Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Forest Faun

Forest Faun vs Flanker Light Blue (71.334)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ghost Green
Forest Faun vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Forest Faun vs Light Blue (71.328)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Ghost Green

Ghost Green vs Mossy GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Forest Faun
Ghost Green vs Leviathan LightWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Forest Faun
Ghost Green vs Scaly HideWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Forest Faun equivalents · Ghost Green equivalents