What is the difference between Mechanicus Standard Grey and Hydra Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Hydra Green is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Hydra Green

Mechanicus Standard Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4048 (estimate)

Hydra Green

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

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hydra Green is a little lighter than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use Hydra Green instead of Mechanicus Standard Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Hydra Green is a little lighter than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use Mechanicus Standard Grey instead of Hydra Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mechanicus Standard Grey is a little darker.

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 Mechanicus Standard Grey on the colour wheel See Hydra Green on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Mechanicus Standard Grey

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs War Master GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Hydra Green
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Oxidation GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Hydra Green
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Doom Death BlackTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close · closer than Hydra Green

Other Citadel paints close to Hydra Green

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

All matches: Mechanicus Standard Grey equivalents · Hydra Green equivalents