Coelia Greenshade vs Boreal Green

Coelia Greenshade

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Shade
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#1a6a5a (estimate)

Boreal Green

Brand
Scale75
Range
Scalecolor
Code
SC42
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#015d59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Boreal Green is a little darker, cooler than Coelia Greenshade. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Coelia Greenshade is a wash/shade and Scale75 Boreal Green is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Boreal Green instead of Coelia Greenshade?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Boreal Green is a little darker, cooler than Coelia Greenshade. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Coelia Greenshade instead of Boreal Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Coelia Greenshade is a little lighter, 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 Coelia Greenshade on the colour wheel See Boreal Green on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Coelia Greenshade

Other Citadel paints close to Boreal Green

All matches: Coelia Greenshade equivalents · Boreal Green equivalents

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