Paints › Citadel / Warhammer › Longbeard Grey › vs Light Green GreyLongbeard Grey vs Light Green Grey
Brand Vallejo Range Model Color Code 70.971 Type an opaque base/layer paint Swatch #a7ada0 (estimate) How close are they?
ΔE 4.0, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same.
Can I use Light Green Grey instead of Longbeard Grey? Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 4). The swatches are almost the same.
Can I use Longbeard Grey instead of Light Green Grey? The same difference applies the other way round.
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 Longbeard Grey on the colour wheel See Light Green Grey on the colour wheel
Other Vallejo paints close to Longbeard Grey Other Citadel paints close to Light Green Grey All matches: Longbeard Grey equivalents · Light Green Grey equivalents
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Chart-listed matches come from the Two Thin Coats Paint Comparison Chart 2024, the Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic conversion chart, the AK 3rd Generation Acrylics equivalence table (2021) and the Herrick Games hobby paint comparison chart; the rest are a nearest-colour calculation.
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