What is the difference between Nurgling Green and Jenkins Green?

ΔE 22 (loose). Jenkins Green is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nurgling Green vs Jenkins Green

Nurgling Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a8a4a (estimate)

Jenkins Green

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PBk9 / PG36 / PY150
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #356025 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Jenkins Green is noticeably darker, cooler than Nurgling Green.

Can I use Jenkins Green instead of Nurgling Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Jenkins Green is noticeably darker, cooler than Nurgling Green.

Can I use Nurgling Green instead of Jenkins Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nurgling Green is noticeably lighter, 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 Jenkins Green on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Nurgling Green

Nurgling Green vs Terre Verte HueHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Jenkins Green
Nurgling Green vs Chromium Oxide Green (PG17)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Jenkins Green
Nurgling Green vs Chromium Oxide Green DarkHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Jenkins Green

Other Citadel paints close to Jenkins Green

Jenkins Green vs Death World ForestColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Nurgling Green
Jenkins Green vs Death World ForestColour: Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Nurgling Green
Jenkins Green vs Straken GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Nurgling Green

All matches: Nurgling Green equivalents · Jenkins Green equivalents