Snake Scales vs Light Green

Snake Scales

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Legacy
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#55af30 (estimate)

Light Green

Brand
Tamiya
Range
X Gloss Acrylic
Code
X-15
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#77bd43 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Green is a little lighter, more muted than Snake Scales.

Can I use Light Green instead of Snake Scales?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Green is a little lighter, more muted than Snake Scales.

Can I use Snake Scales instead of Light Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Snake Scales is a little 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 Snake Scales on the colour wheel See Light Green on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Snake Scales

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Green

All matches: Snake Scales equivalents · Light Green equivalents

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