What is the difference between Forest Sprite and Zombie Skin?

ΔE 28 (loose). Zombie Skin is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Forest Sprite vs Zombie Skin

Forest Sprite

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #7ab050 (estimate)

Zombie Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN13
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #a6a66a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 27.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Zombie Skin is much more muted, warmer than Forest Sprite.

Can I use Zombie Skin instead of Forest Sprite?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 28). Zombie Skin is much more muted, warmer than Forest Sprite.

Can I use Forest Sprite instead of Zombie Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Forest Sprite is much more saturated, 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 Forest Sprite on the colour wheel See Zombie Skin on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Forest Sprite

Forest Sprite vs Corrupted Stamina (SIN23)Instant Colors · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Zombie Skin
Forest Sprite vs Acid Green (SIN25)Instant Colors · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Zombie Skin
Forest Sprite vs Belladonna Green (SIN22)Instant Colors · ΔE 30, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Zombie Skin

Zombie Skin vs Rigor MortisSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Forest Sprite
Zombie Skin vs Algae GreenSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Forest Sprite
Zombie Skin vs Camo CloakSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Forest Sprite

All matches: Forest Sprite equivalents · Zombie Skin equivalents