What is the difference between Niblet Green and Green?

ΔE 10 (close). Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Niblet Green vs Green

Niblet Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a9a4a (estimate)

Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-6
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #158f48 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green is a little darker, cooler than Niblet Green.

Can I use Green instead of Niblet Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Green is a little darker, cooler than Niblet Green.

Can I use Niblet Green instead of Green?

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

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Niblet Green

Niblet Green vs Russian Green 1 (C-135)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Green
Niblet Green vs Green (H-6)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 10, close
Niblet Green vs IJN Type22 Camouflage Color (C-605)Mr. Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Green

Green vs Orruk FleshColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Niblet Green
Green vs Mortarion Green ClearColour: Air · ΔE 15, fair
Green vs Warboss GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Niblet Green equivalents · Green equivalents