What is the difference between Navy Blue and Woodland Green?

ΔE 19 (loose). Woodland Green is noticeably lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Navy Blue vs Woodland Green

Navy Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4132P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #183141 (estimate)

Woodland Green

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA33
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #424e4a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Woodland Green is noticeably lighter, more muted than Navy Blue.

Can I use Woodland Green instead of Navy Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Woodland Green is noticeably lighter, more muted than Navy Blue.

Can I use Navy Blue instead of Woodland Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Navy Blue is noticeably darker, 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 Navy Blue on the colour wheel See Woodland Green on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Navy Blue

Navy Blue vs Darkness Grey (NA11)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Woodland Green
Navy Blue vs Blue Mountain (NA12)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Woodland Green
Navy Blue vs Purple Black (NA09)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Woodland Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Woodland Green

Woodland Green vs Crow HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Navy Blue
Woodland Green vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Navy Blue
Woodland Green vs Bleached Strap Grey (WP4150P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Navy Blue

All matches: Navy Blue equivalents · Woodland Green equivalents