Striking Scorpion Green vs Acid

Striking Scorpion Green

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

Acid

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Special FX / Fluo
Code
72.607
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#5da85c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Acid is a little lighter than Striking Scorpion Green. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Striking Scorpion Green is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Vallejo Acid is a fluorescent or effect paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Acid instead of Striking Scorpion Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Acid is a little lighter than Striking Scorpion Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Striking Scorpion Green instead of Acid?

The same difference applies the other way round: Striking Scorpion Green is a little darker.

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 Acid on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Striking Scorpion Green

Other Citadel paints close to Acid

All matches: Striking Scorpion Green equivalents · Acid equivalents

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