What is the difference between Lupercal Green and Field Green FS34097?

ΔE 10 (close). Field Green FS34097 is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lupercal Green vs Field Green FS34097

Lupercal Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a4a3a (estimate)

Field Green FS34097

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-340
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2e473f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Field Green FS34097 is more muted than Lupercal Green.

Can I use Field Green FS34097 instead of Lupercal Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Field Green FS34097 is more muted than Lupercal Green.

Can I use Lupercal Green instead of Field Green FS34097?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lupercal Green 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 Lupercal Green on the colour wheel See Field Green FS34097 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Lupercal Green

Lupercal Green vs IJA Green (C-16)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Field Green FS34097
Lupercal Green vs IJA Green (N-60)Acrysion · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Field Green FS34097
Lupercal Green vs Khaki Green (H-80)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Field Green FS34097

Other Citadel paints close to Field Green FS34097

Field Green FS34097 vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Lupercal Green
Field Green FS34097 vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Field Green FS34097 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Lupercal Green equivalents · Field Green FS34097 equivalents