What is the difference between Straken Green and Hemp BS4800/10B21?

ΔE 17 (loose). Hemp BS4800/10B21 is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Straken Green vs Hemp BS4800/10B21

Straken Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a6a3a (estimate)

Hemp BS4800/10B21

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-336
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #638d6b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Hemp BS4800/10B21 is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than Straken Green.

Can I use Hemp BS4800/10B21 instead of Straken Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Hemp BS4800/10B21 is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than Straken Green.

Can I use Straken Green instead of Hemp BS4800/10B21?

The same difference applies the other way round: Straken Green is noticeably darker, 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 Straken Green on the colour wheel See Hemp BS4800/10B21 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Straken Green

Straken Green vs RLM 82 Light Green (H-422)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Hemp BS4800/10B21
Straken Green vs Russian Green (4BO) (C-511)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Hemp BS4800/10B21
Straken Green vs Russian Green (4BO) (H-511)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Hemp BS4800/10B21

Other Citadel paints close to Hemp BS4800/10B21

Hemp BS4800/10B21 vs Nurgling GreenColour: Dry · ΔE 10, close · closer than Straken Green
Hemp BS4800/10B21 vs Kabalite GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose
Hemp BS4800/10B21 vs Sybarite GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Straken Green equivalents · Hemp BS4800/10B21 equivalents