Caliban Green vs Fern Green

Caliban Green

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#1a4a2a (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 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fern Green is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Caliban Green.

Can I use Fern Green instead of Caliban Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Fern Green is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Caliban Green.

Can I use Caliban Green instead of Fern Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Caliban Green is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Caliban Green on the colour wheel See Fern Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Caliban Green

Other Citadel paints close to Fern Green

All matches: Caliban Green equivalents · Fern Green equivalents

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