Lupercal Green vs Inktense Olive

Lupercal Green

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

Inktense Olive

Brand
Scale75
Range
Inktensity
Code
SC101
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#293625 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Inktense Olive is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Lupercal Green. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Lupercal Green is an opaque base/layer paint and Scale75 Inktense Olive is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Inktense Olive instead of Lupercal Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Inktense Olive is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Lupercal Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Lupercal Green instead of Inktense Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lupercal Green is a little lighter, 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 Lupercal Green on the colour wheel See Inktense Olive on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Lupercal Green

Other Citadel paints close to Inktense Olive

All matches: Lupercal Green equivalents · Inktense Olive equivalents

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