What is the difference between Mid Mustard Khaki and Sherwood Green?

ΔE 16 (loose). Sherwood Green is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid Mustard Khaki vs Sherwood Green

Mid Mustard Khaki

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4158P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #98884c (estimate)

Sherwood Green

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC44
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7f8835 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sherwood Green is more saturated, cooler than Mid Mustard Khaki.

Can I use Sherwood Green instead of Mid Mustard Khaki?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Sherwood Green is more saturated, cooler than Mid Mustard Khaki.

Can I use Mid Mustard Khaki instead of Sherwood Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid Mustard Khaki is more muted, 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 Mid Mustard Khaki on the colour wheel See Sherwood Green on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Mid Mustard Khaki

Mid Mustard Khaki vs Arabic Shadow (SC22)Scalecolor · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Sherwood Green
Mid Mustard Khaki vs Undead Flesh (SFG13)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Sherwood Green
Mid Mustard Khaki vs Gobi Brown (SC12)Scalecolor · ΔE 17, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Sherwood Green

Sherwood Green vs Pestilent FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mid Mustard Khaki
Sherwood Green vs Light Soviet Khaki (WP4125P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Mid Mustard Khaki
Sherwood Green vs Greatcoat Green (WP4139P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Mid Mustard Khaki

All matches: Mid Mustard Khaki equivalents · Sherwood Green equivalents