Screaming Skull vs Pestilence Green

Screaming Skull

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

Pestilence Green

Brand
Two Thin Coats
Range
Triads: highlights
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#d5e197 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pestilence Green is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Screaming Skull.

Can I use Pestilence Green instead of Screaming Skull?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Pestilence Green is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Screaming Skull.

Can I use Screaming Skull instead of Pestilence Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Screaming Skull is a little darker, much 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 Pestilence Green on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Screaming Skull

Other Citadel paints close to Pestilence Green

All matches: Screaming Skull equivalents · Pestilence Green equivalents

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