What is the difference between Screaming Skull and Pale Green?

ΔE 27 (loose). Pale Green is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Screaming Skull vs Pale Green

Screaming Skull

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8d0a8 (estimate)

Pale Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-41
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #99dbb8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 26.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Green is more saturated, cooler than Screaming Skull.

Can I use Pale Green instead of Screaming Skull?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 27). Pale Green is more saturated, cooler than Screaming Skull.

Can I use Screaming Skull instead of Pale Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Screaming Skull is more muted, 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 Screaming Skull on the colour wheel See Pale Green on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Screaming Skull

Screaming Skull vs Gray FS36622 (C-311)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Pale Green
Screaming Skull vs IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai) (C-528)Mr. Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Pale Green
Screaming Skull vs Sail Color (C-45)Mr. Color · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Pale Green

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Green

Pale Green vs Gauss Blaster GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Screaming Skull
Pale Green vs Pallid Wych FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Screaming Skull
Pale Green vs Nurgling GreenColour: Dry · ΔE 26, loose · closer than Screaming Skull

All matches: Screaming Skull equivalents · Pale Green equivalents