Warp Lightning vs Light Green (Yellow Shade)

Warp Lightning

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#8ab83a (estimate)

Light Green (Yellow Shade)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a0f15c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Green (Yellow Shade) is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Warp Lightning. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Warp Lightning is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Light Green (Yellow Shade) is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Light Green (Yellow Shade) instead of Warp Lightning?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Light Green (Yellow Shade) is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Warp Lightning. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Warp Lightning instead of Light Green (Yellow Shade)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warp Lightning is noticeably darker, much more muted, 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 Warp Lightning on the colour wheel See Light Green (Yellow Shade) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Warp Lightning

Other Citadel paints close to Light Green (Yellow Shade)

All matches: Warp Lightning equivalents · Light Green (Yellow Shade) equivalents

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