Striking Scorpion Green vs Orc Skin

Striking Scorpion Green

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

Orc Skin

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.415
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#4a6c31 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orc Skin is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Striking Scorpion Green.

Can I use Orc Skin instead of Striking Scorpion Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Orc Skin is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Striking Scorpion Green.

Can I use Striking Scorpion Green instead of Orc Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Striking Scorpion Green is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, 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 Orc Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Striking Scorpion Green

Other Citadel paints close to Orc Skin

All matches: Striking Scorpion Green equivalents · Orc Skin equivalents

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