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

ΔE 20 (loose). Traitor Green is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Waaagh! Flesh vs Traitor Green

Waaagh! Flesh

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

Traitor Green

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2f5450 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Traitor Green is much more muted, cooler than Waaagh! Flesh.

Can I use Traitor Green instead of Waaagh! Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Traitor Green is much more muted, cooler than Waaagh! Flesh.

Can I use Waaagh! Flesh instead of Traitor Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Waaagh! Flesh is much more saturated, warmer.

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 Traitor Green on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Waaagh! Flesh

Waaagh! Flesh vs Emerald GreenTriads: midtones · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Traitor Green
Waaagh! Flesh vs Jade GreenTriads: midtones · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Traitor Green
Waaagh! Flesh vs Legion GreenTriads: highlights · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Traitor Green

Other Citadel paints close to Traitor Green

Traitor Green vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Waaagh! Flesh
Traitor Green vs Lupercal GreenColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Waaagh! Flesh
Traitor Green vs Stegadon Scale GreenColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Waaagh! Flesh

All matches: Waaagh! Flesh equivalents · Traitor Green equivalents