What is the difference between Sons of Horus Green and Scurvy Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Scurvy Green is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sons of Horus Green vs Scurvy Green

Sons of Horus Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a6a5a (estimate)

Scurvy Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.027
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #226e69 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Scurvy Green is cooler than Sons of Horus Green.

Can I use Scurvy Green instead of Sons of Horus Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Scurvy Green is cooler than Sons of Horus Green.

Can I use Sons of Horus Green instead of Scurvy Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sons of Horus Green is 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 Sons of Horus Green on the colour wheel See Scurvy Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sons of Horus Green

Sons of Horus Green vs Emerald (70.838)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Scurvy Green
Sons of Horus Green vs Park Green Flat (70.969)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Scurvy Green
Sons of Horus Green vs Light Green RLM25 (71.267)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Scurvy Green

Scurvy Green vs Stegadon Scale GreenColour: Base · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sons of Horus Green
Scurvy Green vs Sotek GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Scurvy Green vs Lupercal GreenColour: Base · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Sons of Horus Green equivalents · Scurvy Green equivalents