What is the difference between Nocturne Green and Oxidation Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Oxidation Green is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nocturne Green vs Oxidation Green

Nocturne Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a4a5a (estimate)

Oxidation Green

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #34454d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxidation Green is more muted than Nocturne Green.

Can I use Oxidation Green instead of Nocturne Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Oxidation Green is more muted than Nocturne Green.

Can I use Nocturne Green instead of Oxidation Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nocturne Green is more saturated.

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 Nocturne Green on the colour wheel See Oxidation Green on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Nocturne Green

Nocturne Green vs Hydra GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair
Nocturne Green vs Faust BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair
Nocturne Green vs Abyss BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Oxidation Green

Oxidation Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Nocturne Green
Oxidation Green vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Nocturne Green
Oxidation Green vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Nocturne Green

All matches: Nocturne Green equivalents · Oxidation Green equivalents