Biel-Tan Green vs Ink Green

Biel-Tan Green

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Shade
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#3a7a2a (estimate)

Ink Green

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Ink
Code
72.089
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#1e7237 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Ink Green is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Biel-Tan Green. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Biel-Tan Green is a wash/shade and Vallejo Ink Green is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Ink Green instead of Biel-Tan Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Ink Green is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Biel-Tan Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Biel-Tan Green instead of Ink Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Biel-Tan Green is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Biel-Tan Green on the colour wheel See Ink Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Biel-Tan Green

Other Citadel paints close to Ink Green

All matches: Biel-Tan Green equivalents · Ink Green equivalents

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