What is the difference between Poison Ivy and Sotek Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Sotek Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Poison Ivy vs Sotek Green

Poison Ivy

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

Sotek Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a8a8a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sotek Green is a little lighter, cooler than Poison Ivy.

Can I use Sotek Green instead of Poison Ivy?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Sotek Green is a little lighter, cooler than Poison Ivy.

Can I use Poison Ivy instead of Sotek Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Poison Ivy 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 Poison Ivy on the colour wheel See Sotek 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 Sotek Green
Poison Ivy vs Waaagh! FleshColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Sotek Green
Poison Ivy vs Vulkan GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Sotek Green

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Sotek Green

Sotek Green vs Emerald ScreamBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Poison Ivy
Sotek Green vs Lucky 38Bear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Poison Ivy
Sotek Green vs Forest of ShadowsBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Poison Ivy

All matches: Poison Ivy equivalents · Sotek Green equivalents