What is the difference between Scarab Green and Hydra Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Hydra Green is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Scarab Green vs Hydra Green

Scarab Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1f3c42 (estimate)

Hydra Green

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #364c4e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hydra Green is a little lighter, warmer than Scarab Green.

Can I use Hydra Green instead of Scarab Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Hydra Green is a little lighter, warmer than Scarab Green.

Can I use Scarab Green instead of Hydra Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Scarab Green is a little darker, 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 Scarab Green on the colour wheel See Hydra Green on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Scarab Green

Scarab Green vs Oxidation GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close · closer than Hydra Green
Scarab Green vs War Master GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 8, close
Scarab Green vs Doom Death BlackTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Hydra Green

Hydra Green vs Crow HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Scarab Green
Hydra Green vs Commando Green (WP4058P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
Hydra Green vs Obsidian Pigment TonerWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Scarab Green equivalents · Hydra Green equivalents