What is the difference between Royal Cloak and Samurai Green?

ΔE 10 (close). Samurai Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Royal Cloak vs Samurai Green

Royal Cloak

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #28adb4 (estimate)

Samurai Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #019795 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Samurai Green is a little darker, warmer than Royal Cloak.

Can I use Samurai Green instead of Royal Cloak?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Samurai Green is a little darker, warmer than Royal Cloak.

Can I use Royal Cloak instead of Samurai Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Royal Cloak is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Royal Cloak on the colour wheel See Samurai Green on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Royal Cloak

Royal Cloak vs Cobalt Bluegreen (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, loose
Royal Cloak vs Morning Sky (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 16, loose
Royal Cloak vs Phthalo Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 19, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Samurai Green

Samurai Green vs Hydra TurquoiseWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Royal Cloak
Samurai Green vs Dewpath (Vol. 3)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Royal Cloak
Samurai Green vs Turquoise SirenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Royal Cloak equivalents · Samurai Green equivalents