Striking Scorpion Green vs Inktense Lime

Striking Scorpion Green

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#5a9a4a (estimate)

Inktense Lime

Brand
Scale75
Range
Inktensity
Code
SC100
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#5d9935 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Inktense Lime is more saturated, warmer than Striking Scorpion Green. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Striking Scorpion Green is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Scale75 Inktense Lime is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Inktense Lime instead of Striking Scorpion Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Inktense Lime is more saturated, warmer than Striking Scorpion Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Striking Scorpion Green instead of Inktense Lime?

The same difference applies the other way round: Striking Scorpion Green is more muted, cooler.

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 Striking Scorpion Green on the colour wheel See Inktense Lime on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Striking Scorpion Green

Other Citadel paints close to Inktense Lime

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