Lupercal Green vs Dark Green

Lupercal Green

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

Dark Green

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-2
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#395141 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Green is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Lupercal Green.

Can I use Dark Green instead of Lupercal Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Green is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Lupercal Green.

Can I use Lupercal Green instead of Dark Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lupercal Green is a little darker, 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 Dark Green on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Lupercal Green

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Green

All matches: Lupercal Green equivalents · Dark Green equivalents

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