What is the difference between Death Guard Green and Poison Green?

ΔE 20 (loose). Poison Green is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Death Guard Green vs Poison Green

Death Guard Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a7a3a (estimate)

Poison Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c5824 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Poison Green is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Death Guard Green.

Can I use Poison Green instead of Death Guard Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Poison Green is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Death Guard Green.

Can I use Death Guard Green instead of Poison Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Death Guard Green is noticeably lighter, 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 Death Guard Green on the colour wheel See Poison Green on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Death Guard Green

Death Guard Green vs Oxide Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Poison Green
Death Guard Green vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Poison Green
Death Guard Green vs Viridian Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 25, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Poison Green

Poison Green vs Death Korps DrabColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Death Guard Green
Poison Green vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Death Guard Green
Poison Green vs Hobgrot HideColour: Base · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Death Guard Green

All matches: Death Guard Green equivalents · Poison Green equivalents