Nuln Oil vs Hookers Green Hue

Nuln Oil

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Shade
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#1a1a1a (estimate)

Hookers Green Hue

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#12201a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hookers Green Hue is more saturated than Nuln Oil. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Nuln Oil is a wash/shade and Golden Hookers Green Hue is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Hookers Green Hue instead of Nuln Oil?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Hookers Green Hue is more saturated than Nuln Oil. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Nuln Oil instead of Hookers Green Hue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nuln Oil is more muted.

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 Nuln Oil on the colour wheel See Hookers Green Hue on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Nuln Oil

Other Citadel paints close to Hookers Green Hue

All matches: Nuln Oil equivalents · Hookers Green Hue equivalents

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