Niblet Green vs Acid

Niblet Green

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

Acid

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Special FX / Fluo
Code
72.607
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#5da85c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Acid is a little lighter than Niblet Green. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Niblet Green is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo Acid is a fluorescent or effect paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Acid instead of Niblet Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Acid is a little lighter than Niblet Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Niblet Green instead of Acid?

The same difference applies the other way round: Niblet Green 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 Niblet Green on the colour wheel See Acid on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Niblet Green

Other Citadel paints close to Acid

All matches: Niblet Green equivalents · Acid equivalents

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