What is the difference between Medieval Forest and Pacific Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Pacific Green is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medieval Forest vs Pacific Green

Medieval Forest

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #447b6b (estimate)

Pacific Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.757
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #517167 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pacific Green is more muted than Medieval Forest.

Can I use Pacific Green instead of Medieval Forest?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pacific Green is more muted than Medieval Forest.

Can I use Medieval Forest instead of Pacific Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medieval Forest is more saturated.

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 Medieval Forest on the colour wheel See Pacific Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medieval Forest

Medieval Forest vs Light Green RLM25 (71.267)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pacific Green
Medieval Forest vs Light Emerald (70.755)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pacific Green
Medieval Forest vs Scurvy Green (72.027)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Pacific Green

Pacific Green vs Evergreen FogWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medieval Forest
Pacific Green vs Bramble Grove (Vol. 3)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Medieval Forest
Pacific Green vs Exile GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Medieval Forest equivalents · Pacific Green equivalents