What is the difference between Venom Wyrm and Mage Hunter Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Mage Hunter Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Venom Wyrm vs Mage Hunter Green

Venom Wyrm

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #52533b (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 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mage Hunter Green is a little lighter, cooler than Venom Wyrm.

Can I use Mage Hunter Green instead of Venom Wyrm?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Mage Hunter Green is a little lighter, cooler than Venom Wyrm.

Can I use Venom Wyrm instead of Mage Hunter Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Venom Wyrm is a little 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 Venom Wyrm on the colour wheel See Mage Hunter Green on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Venom Wyrm

Venom Wyrm vs Thornwood Green (93033)Formula P3 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mage Hunter Green
Venom Wyrm vs Bastion Grey (93068)Formula P3 · ΔE 13, fair
Venom Wyrm vs Cryx Bane Base (93067)Formula P3 · ΔE 15, 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 Venom Wyrm
Mage Hunter Green vs Woodland CamoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Venom Wyrm
Mage Hunter Green vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close · closer than Venom Wyrm

All matches: Venom Wyrm equivalents · Mage Hunter Green equivalents