Paints › Citadel / Warhammer › Nurgling Green › vs Rotten GreenNurgling Green vs Rotten Green
Brand Citadel / Warhammer Range Colour: Layer Type an opaque base/layer paint Swatch #7a8a4a (estimate)
Brand Green Stuff World Range Acrylic Colors Code 3230 Type an opaque base/layer paint Swatch #74932c (estimate) How close are they?
ΔE 19.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Rotten Green is much more saturated than Nurgling Green.
Can I use Rotten Green instead of Nurgling Green? Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Rotten Green is much more saturated than Nurgling Green.
Can I use Nurgling Green instead of Rotten Green? The same difference applies the other way round: Nurgling Green is much 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 Nurgling Green on the colour wheel See Rotten Green on the colour wheel
Other Green Stuff World paints close to Nurgling Green Other Citadel paints close to Rotten Green All matches: Nurgling Green equivalents · Rotten Green equivalents
© 2026 AK Tabletop Studio. Swatch colours are estimates and will differ from the real paints; cross-brand matches are close, never exact.
Chart-listed matches come from the Two Thin Coats Paint Comparison Chart 2024, the Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic conversion chart, the AK 3rd Generation Acrylics equivalence table (2021) and the Herrick Games hobby paint comparison chart; the rest are a nearest-colour calculation.
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