What is the difference between Kabalite Green and Hemp BS4800/10B21?

ΔE 17 (loose). Hemp BS4800/10B21 is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Kabalite Green vs Hemp BS4800/10B21

Kabalite Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a8a6a (estimate)

Hemp BS4800/10B21

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-336
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #638d6b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Hemp BS4800/10B21 is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer than Kabalite Green.

Can I use Hemp BS4800/10B21 instead of Kabalite Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Hemp BS4800/10B21 is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer than Kabalite Green.

Can I use Kabalite Green instead of Hemp BS4800/10B21?

The same difference applies the other way round: Kabalite Green is a little darker, much 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 Kabalite Green on the colour wheel See Hemp BS4800/10B21 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Kabalite Green

Kabalite Green vs Green FS34227 (C-312)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Hemp BS4800/10B21
Kabalite Green vs Green FS34227 (H-312)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Hemp BS4800/10B21
Kabalite Green vs Interior Turquoise Green Soviet (C-391)Mr. Color · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Hemp BS4800/10B21

Other Citadel paints close to Hemp BS4800/10B21

Hemp BS4800/10B21 vs Nurgling GreenColour: Dry · ΔE 10, close · closer than Kabalite Green
Hemp BS4800/10B21 vs Straken GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Kabalite Green
Hemp BS4800/10B21 vs Sybarite GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Kabalite Green equivalents · Hemp BS4800/10B21 equivalents