What is the difference between Rainforest and Moot Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Moot Green is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rainforest vs Moot Green

Rainforest

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8bbd0d (estimate)

Moot Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6aba3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Moot Green is more muted, cooler than Rainforest.

Can I use Moot Green instead of Rainforest?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Moot Green is more muted, cooler than Rainforest.

Can I use Rainforest instead of Moot Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rainforest is more saturated, 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 Rainforest on the colour wheel See Moot Green on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Rainforest

Rainforest vs Moot GreenColour: Air · ΔE 17, loose
Rainforest vs Warpstone GlowColour: Layer · ΔE 29, loose
Rainforest vs Mortarion Green ClearColour: Air · ΔE 32, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Moot Green

Moot Green vs Gauss GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Rainforest
Moot Green vs Emerald ForestWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Rainforest
Moot Green vs Snake ScalesWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Rainforest

All matches: Rainforest equivalents · Moot Green equivalents