What is the difference between Straken Green and RLM 82 Light Green?

ΔE 7 (close). RLM 82 Light Green is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Straken Green vs RLM 82 Light Green

Straken Green

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

RLM 82 Light Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-422
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #47733a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. RLM 82 Light Green is more saturated than Straken Green.

Can I use RLM 82 Light Green instead of Straken Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). RLM 82 Light Green is more saturated than Straken Green.

Can I use Straken Green instead of RLM 82 Light Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Straken Green is more muted.

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 RLM 82 Light Green on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Straken Green

Straken Green vs Russian Green (4BO) (C-511)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close
Straken Green vs Russian Green (4BO) (H-511)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close
Straken Green vs IJN Type21 Camouflage Color (C-604)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Citadel paints close to RLM 82 Light Green

RLM 82 Light Green vs Death Guard GreenColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Straken Green
RLM 82 Light Green vs Loren ForestColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Straken Green
RLM 82 Light Green vs Warboss GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Straken Green equivalents · RLM 82 Light Green equivalents