What is the difference between Wizards Orb and Viridian Green Hue?

ΔE 8 (close). Viridian Green Hue is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wizards Orb vs Viridian Green Hue

Wizards Orb

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00765c (estimate)

Viridian Green Hue

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PW6 / PB15:3 / PY150 / PBr7
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b8b6c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Viridian Green Hue is a little lighter than Wizards Orb.

Can I use Viridian Green Hue instead of Wizards Orb?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Viridian Green Hue is a little lighter than Wizards Orb.

Can I use Wizards Orb instead of Viridian Green Hue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wizards Orb is a little darker.

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 Wizards Orb on the colour wheel See Viridian Green Hue on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Wizards Orb

Wizards Orb vs Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) (PG7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, close
Wizards Orb vs Light Turquois (Phthalo)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair
Wizards Orb vs Cobalt GreenHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Viridian Green Hue

Viridian Green Hue vs Elemental BoltWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Wizards Orb
Viridian Green Hue vs Majestic FortressWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wizards Orb
Viridian Green Hue vs Pharaoh GuardWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Wizards Orb equivalents · Viridian Green Hue equivalents