What is the difference between Waaagh! Flesh and Racing Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Racing Green is noticeably lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Waaagh! Flesh vs Racing Green

Waaagh! Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a5a3a (estimate)

Racing Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-22
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00794c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Racing Green is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Waaagh! Flesh.

Can I use Racing Green instead of Waaagh! Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Racing Green is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Waaagh! Flesh.

Can I use Waaagh! Flesh instead of Racing Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Waaagh! Flesh is noticeably darker, much 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 Waaagh! Flesh on the colour wheel See Racing Green on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Waaagh! Flesh

Waaagh! Flesh vs British Green (TS-9)TS Spray · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Racing Green
Waaagh! Flesh vs Green (PS-9)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Racing Green
Waaagh! Flesh vs Racing Green (TS-43)TS Spray · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Racing Green

Other Citadel paints close to Racing Green

Racing Green vs Kabalite GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Waaagh! Flesh
Racing Green vs Sybarite GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Waaagh! Flesh
Racing Green vs Warboss GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Waaagh! Flesh

All matches: Waaagh! Flesh equivalents · Racing Green equivalents