What is the difference between Lupercal Green and Hydra Green?

ΔE 16 (loose). Hydra Green is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lupercal Green vs Hydra Green

Lupercal Green

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

Hydra Green

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #364c4e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Hydra Green is much more muted, cooler than Lupercal Green.

Can I use Hydra Green instead of Lupercal Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Hydra Green is much more muted, cooler than Lupercal Green.

Can I use Lupercal Green instead of Hydra Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lupercal Green is much more saturated, warmer.

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 Hydra Green on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Lupercal Green

Lupercal Green vs Emerald GreenTriads: midtones · ΔE 9, close · closer than Hydra Green
Lupercal Green vs Traitor GreenTriads: midtones · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Hydra Green
Lupercal Green vs Wyvern GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Hydra Green

Other Citadel paints close to Hydra Green

Hydra Green vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Lupercal Green
Hydra Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Lupercal Green
Hydra Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Lupercal Green

All matches: Lupercal Green equivalents · Hydra Green equivalents