What is the difference between Rough Iron and Amber Green?

ΔE 23 (loose). Amber Green is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rough Iron vs Amber Green

Rough Iron

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #3a3a3a (estimate)

Amber Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: True Metallic Metal
Code: 77.155 Shade
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #2b4a2d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Amber Green is a little lighter, much more saturated than Rough Iron.

Can I use Amber Green instead of Rough Iron?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Amber Green is a little lighter, much more saturated than Rough Iron.

Can I use Rough Iron instead of Amber Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rough Iron is a little darker, much more muted.

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 Rough Iron on the colour wheel See Amber Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rough Iron

Rough Iron vs Sterling Silver (77.141 Shade)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Amber Green
Rough Iron vs Rusty Metal (77.158 Shade)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Amber Green
Rough Iron vs Oily Steel (70.865)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Amber Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Amber Green

Amber Green vs Dark EmeraldWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Rough Iron
Amber Green vs Heavy Metal (Vol. 2 Metallic)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Rough Iron
Amber Green vs Death MetalWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Rough Iron equivalents · Amber Green equivalents