Guardian Green vs Viridian Green Hue

Guardian Green

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#216143 (estimate)

Viridian Green Hue

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8586
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#2d7256 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Viridian Green Hue is a little lighter than Guardian Green. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Guardian Green is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Viridian Green Hue 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 Viridian Green Hue instead of Guardian Green?

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

Can I use Guardian Green instead of Viridian Green Hue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Guardian Green is a little darker.

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 Guardian Green on the colour wheel See Viridian Green Hue on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Guardian Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Viridian Green Hue

All matches: Guardian Green equivalents · Viridian Green Hue equivalents

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