What is the difference between Poison Ivy and Nurgling Green?

ΔE 22 (loose). Nurgling Green is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Poison Ivy vs Nurgling Green

Poison Ivy

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #36765f (estimate)

Nurgling Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a9a6a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Nurgling Green is noticeably lighter, warmer than Poison Ivy.

Can I use Nurgling Green instead of Poison Ivy?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Nurgling Green is noticeably lighter, warmer than Poison Ivy.

Can I use Poison Ivy instead of Nurgling Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Poison Ivy is noticeably darker, cooler.

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 Poison Ivy on the colour wheel See Nurgling Green on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy vs Sons of Horus GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Nurgling Green
Poison Ivy vs Waaagh! FleshColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Nurgling Green
Poison Ivy vs Vulkan GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Nurgling Green

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Nurgling Green

Nurgling Green vs Nuclear SludgeBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Poison Ivy
Nurgling Green vs Forest of ShadowsBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 25, loose
Nurgling Green vs Green HellBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 25, loose

All matches: Poison Ivy equivalents · Nurgling Green equivalents