What is the difference between Warboss Green and Pale Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Pale Green is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warboss Green vs Pale Green

Warboss Green

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

Pale Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.095
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #638050 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Green is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer than Warboss Green.

Can I use Pale Green instead of Warboss Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Pale Green is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer than Warboss Green.

Can I use Warboss Green instead of Pale Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Warboss Green

Warboss Green vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pale Green
Warboss Green vs Green Sky (70.974)Model Color · ΔE 17, loose
Warboss Green vs Dark Green (72.028)Game Color · ΔE 19, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Green

Pale Green vs Straken GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Warboss Green
Pale Green vs Death Guard GreenColour: Base · ΔE 10, close · closer than Warboss Green
Pale Green vs Loren ForestColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Warboss Green

All matches: Warboss Green equivalents · Pale Green equivalents