What is the difference between Loren Forest and Pale Green?

ΔE 10 (close). Pale Green is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Loren Forest vs Pale Green

Loren Forest

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

Pale Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.095
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #638050 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Green is more muted than Loren Forest.

Can I use Pale Green instead of Loren Forest?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Pale Green is more muted than Loren Forest.

Can I use Loren Forest instead of Pale Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Loren Forest is more saturated.

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 Loren Forest on the colour wheel See Pale Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Loren Forest

Loren Forest vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Green
Loren Forest vs Green Sky (70.974)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair
Loren Forest vs Dark Yellow (70.978)Model Color · ΔE 15, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Green

Pale Green vs Straken GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Loren Forest
Pale Green vs Death Guard GreenColour: Base · ΔE 10, close
Pale Green vs Nurgling GreenColour: Dry · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Loren Forest equivalents · Pale Green equivalents