What is the difference between Nurgling Green and Hemp BS4800/10B21?

ΔE 10 (close). Hemp BS4800/10B21 is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nurgling Green vs Hemp BS4800/10B21

Nurgling Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a9a6a (estimate)

Hemp BS4800/10B21

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-336
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #638d6b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hemp BS4800/10B21 is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Nurgling Green.

Can I use Hemp BS4800/10B21 instead of Nurgling Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Hemp BS4800/10B21 is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Nurgling Green.

Can I use Nurgling Green instead of Hemp BS4800/10B21?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nurgling Green is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Nurgling Green on the colour wheel See Hemp BS4800/10B21 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Nurgling Green

Nurgling Green vs Light Brown (H-321)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Hemp BS4800/10B21
Nurgling Green vs RLM 82 Light Green (C-122)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, fair
Nurgling Green vs Aircraft Gray Green BS283 (C-364)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Hemp BS4800/10B21

Hemp BS4800/10B21 vs Straken GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose
Hemp BS4800/10B21 vs Kabalite GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose
Hemp BS4800/10B21 vs Sybarite GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Nurgling Green equivalents · Hemp BS4800/10B21 equivalents