What is the difference between Elysian Green and Oxide Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Oxide Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Elysian Green vs Oxide Green

Elysian Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a8a3a (estimate)

Oxide Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #58833f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxide Green is a little darker, cooler than Elysian Green.

Can I use Oxide Green instead of Elysian Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Oxide Green is a little darker, cooler than Elysian Green.

Can I use Elysian Green instead of Oxide Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Elysian Green 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 Elysian Green on the colour wheel See Oxide Green on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Elysian Green

Elysian Green vs Poison Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 27, loose
Elysian Green vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 28, loose
Elysian Green vs Emerald Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 30, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Oxide Green

Oxide Green vs Death Guard GreenColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Elysian Green
Oxide Green vs Loren ForestColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Elysian Green
Oxide Green vs Elysian GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Elysian Green equivalents · Oxide Green equivalents