Gremlin Green vs Chromium Oxide Green

Gremlin Green

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#4a6a30 (estimate)

Chromium Oxide Green

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8501
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#4e7643 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chromium Oxide Green is a little lighter, cooler than Gremlin Green. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Gremlin Green is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Chromium Oxide Green 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 Chromium Oxide Green instead of Gremlin Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Chromium Oxide Green is a little lighter, cooler than Gremlin Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Gremlin Green instead of Chromium Oxide Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gremlin Green 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 Gremlin Green on the colour wheel See Chromium Oxide Green on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Gremlin Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Chromium Oxide Green

All matches: Gremlin Green equivalents · Chromium Oxide Green equivalents

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