Green Tone vs Green Ink

Green Tone

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

Green Ink

Brand
Reaper
Range
MSP Clears & Inks
Code
09211
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#004824 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green Ink is cooler than Green Tone. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Green Tone is a wash/shade and Reaper Green Ink is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Green Ink instead of Green Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Green Ink is cooler than Green Tone. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Green Tone instead of Green Ink?

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

Other Reaper paints close to Green Tone

Other Army Painter paints close to Green Ink

All matches: Green Tone equivalents · Green Ink equivalents

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