Warboss Green vs Ink Green

Warboss Green

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#3a7a3a (estimate)

Ink Green

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Ink
Code
72.089
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#1e7237 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ink Green is a little darker, cooler than Warboss Green. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Warboss Green is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo Ink Green 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 Ink Green instead of Warboss Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Ink Green is a little darker, cooler than Warboss Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Warboss Green instead of Ink Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warboss Green is a little lighter, 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 Warboss Green on the colour wheel See Ink Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Warboss Green

Other Citadel paints close to Ink Green

All matches: Warboss Green equivalents · Ink Green equivalents

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