What is the difference between Gunner Camo and Forest Green?

ΔE 18 (loose). Forest Green is much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gunner Camo vs Forest Green

Gunner Camo

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #2e4e44 (estimate)

Forest Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.465
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #1d512d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Forest Green is much more saturated, warmer than Gunner Camo.

Can I use Forest Green instead of Gunner Camo?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Forest Green is much more saturated, warmer than Gunner Camo.

Can I use Gunner Camo instead of Forest Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gunner Camo is much more muted, 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 Gunner Camo on the colour wheel See Forest Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gunner Camo

Gunner Camo vs Heretic Turquoise (72.481)Xpress Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Forest Green
Gunner Camo vs Snake Green (72.417)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Forest Green
Gunner Camo vs Monastic Green (72.482)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Forest Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Forest Green

Forest Green vs Absolution GreenSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Gunner Camo
Forest Green vs Burnt MossSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 21, loose
Forest Green vs Noble SkinSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Gunner Camo equivalents · Forest Green equivalents