What is the difference between Nurgling Green and Pale Green?

ΔE 11 (fair). Pale Green is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nurgling Green vs Pale Green

Nurgling Green

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

Pale Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.095
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #638050 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Green is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Nurgling Green.

Can I use Pale Green instead of Nurgling Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Pale Green is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Nurgling Green.

Can I use Nurgling Green instead of Pale Green?

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 Pale Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Nurgling Green

Nurgling Green vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pale Green
Nurgling Green vs Dark Yellow (70.978)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pale Green
Nurgling Green vs Dirty Grey (72.145)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Pale Green

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Green

Pale Green vs Straken GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Nurgling Green
Pale Green vs Death Guard GreenColour: Base · ΔE 10, close · closer than Nurgling Green
Pale Green vs Loren ForestColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Nurgling Green

All matches: Nurgling Green equivalents · Pale Green equivalents