What is the difference between Lupercal Green and Scurvy Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Scurvy Green is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lupercal Green vs Scurvy Green

Lupercal Green

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

Scurvy Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.027
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #226e69 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Scurvy Green is noticeably lighter, cooler than Lupercal Green.

Can I use Scurvy Green instead of Lupercal Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Scurvy Green is noticeably lighter, cooler than Lupercal Green.

Can I use Lupercal Green instead of Scurvy Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lupercal Green is noticeably darker, 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 Scurvy Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Lupercal Green

Lupercal Green vs Deep Green (70.970)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Scurvy Green
Lupercal Green vs Flat Green (70.968)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Scurvy Green
Lupercal Green vs Medium Olive (70.850)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Scurvy Green

Other Citadel paints close to Scurvy Green

Scurvy Green vs Stegadon Scale GreenColour: Base · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Lupercal Green
Scurvy Green vs Sons of Horus GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Lupercal Green
Scurvy Green vs Sotek GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Lupercal Green

All matches: Lupercal Green equivalents · Scurvy Green equivalents