What is the difference between Tainted Garden and Mage Hunter Green?

ΔE 16 (loose). Mage Hunter Green is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tainted Garden vs Mage Hunter Green

Tainted Garden

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e3e26 (estimate)

Mage Hunter Green

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93126
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d5f4c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Mage Hunter Green is noticeably lighter, cooler than Tainted Garden.

Can I use Mage Hunter Green instead of Tainted Garden?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Mage Hunter Green is noticeably lighter, cooler than Tainted Garden.

Can I use Tainted Garden instead of Mage Hunter Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tainted Garden is noticeably darker, 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 Tainted Garden on the colour wheel See Mage Hunter Green on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Tainted Garden

Tainted Garden vs Cryx Bane Base (93067)Formula P3 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mage Hunter Green
Tainted Garden vs Thornwood Green (93033)Formula P3 · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Mage Hunter Green
Tainted Garden vs Battlefield Brown (93027)Formula P3 · ΔE 17, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Mage Hunter Green

Mage Hunter Green vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Tainted Garden
Mage Hunter Green vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Tainted Garden
Mage Hunter Green vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close · closer than Tainted Garden

All matches: Tainted Garden equivalents · Mage Hunter Green equivalents