What is the difference between Woodland Camo and Fern Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Fern Green is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Woodland Camo vs Fern Green

Woodland Camo

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f4c34 (estimate)

Fern Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.833
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b5435 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fern Green is more saturated, cooler than Woodland Camo.

Can I use Fern Green instead of Woodland Camo?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Fern Green is more saturated, cooler than Woodland Camo.

Can I use Woodland Camo instead of Fern Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Woodland Camo is more muted, 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 Woodland Camo on the colour wheel See Fern Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Woodland Camo

Woodland Camo vs Medium Olive (70.850)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Fern Green
Woodland Camo vs Gunship Green (70.895)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Fern Green
Woodland Camo vs Russian Unif. WWII (70.924)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Fern Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Fern Green

Fern Green vs Schilf Green (WP4153P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Woodland Camo
Fern Green vs Elf GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close
Fern Green vs Webbing Green (WP4053P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Woodland Camo equivalents · Fern Green equivalents