What is the difference between Green Tone and Ancient Sepia?

ΔE 48 (loose). Ancient Sepia is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green Tone vs Ancient Sepia

Green Tone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: a wash/shade
Swatch: #1a4a1a (estimate)

Ancient Sepia

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Washes & Intensity Inks
Code: 1717 Wash
Type: a wash/shade
Swatch: #b09e59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 47.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ancient Sepia is noticeably lighter, warmer than Green Tone.

Can I use Ancient Sepia instead of Green Tone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 48). Ancient Sepia is noticeably lighter, warmer than Green Tone.

Can I use Green Tone instead of Ancient Sepia?

The same difference applies the other way round: Green Tone is noticeably 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 Green Tone on the colour wheel See Ancient Sepia on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Green Tone

Green Tone vs Moss Green (1715 Wash)Washes & Intensity Inks · ΔE 35, loose · closer than Ancient Sepia
Green Tone vs Andalusian Earth (1716 Wash)Washes & Intensity Inks · ΔE 37, loose · closer than Ancient Sepia
Green Tone vs Atramentum Black (1710 Wash)Washes & Intensity Inks · ΔE 39, loose · closer than Ancient Sepia

Other Army Painter paints close to Ancient Sepia

Ancient Sepia vs Light ToneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Green Tone
Ancient Sepia vs Warm Skin Shade (Vol. 1 Wash)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 34, loose · closer than Green Tone
Ancient Sepia vs Warm Skin Tone (WP4039P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 34, loose · closer than Green Tone

All matches: Green Tone equivalents · Ancient Sepia equivalents