What is the difference between Nighthaunt Gloom and Green Shark Skin?

ΔE 21 (loose). Green Shark Skin is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nighthaunt Gloom vs Green Shark Skin

Nighthaunt Gloom

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #4a8a9a (estimate)

Green Shark Skin

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4246
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #00585e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Green Shark Skin is noticeably darker, warmer than Nighthaunt Gloom.

Can I use Green Shark Skin instead of Nighthaunt Gloom?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Green Shark Skin is noticeably darker, warmer than Nighthaunt Gloom.

Can I use Nighthaunt Gloom instead of Green Shark Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nighthaunt Gloom is noticeably lighter, cooler.

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 Nighthaunt Gloom on the colour wheel See Green Shark Skin on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Nighthaunt Gloom

Nighthaunt Gloom vs Cool Blue (4221)Dipping Inks · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Green Shark Skin
Nighthaunt Gloom vs Blue Glacier (4242)Dipping Inks · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Green Shark Skin
Nighthaunt Gloom vs Grey Mist (4247)Dipping Inks · ΔE 25, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Green Shark Skin

Green Shark Skin vs Kroxigor ScalesColour: Contrast · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Nighthaunt Gloom
Green Shark Skin vs Akhelian GreenColour: Contrast · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Nighthaunt Gloom
Green Shark Skin vs Terradon TurquoiseColour: Contrast · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Nighthaunt Gloom

All matches: Nighthaunt Gloom equivalents · Green Shark Skin equivalents