Warp Lightning vs Light Green

Warp Lightning

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

Light Green

Brand
Tamiya
Range
PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code
PS-8
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#62b948 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Green is cooler than Warp Lightning. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Warp Lightning is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Tamiya Light Green 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 instead of Warp Lightning?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Light Green is cooler than Warp Lightning. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Warp Lightning instead of Light Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warp Lightning is 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 on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Warp Lightning

Other Citadel paints close to Light Green

All matches: Warp Lightning equivalents · Light Green equivalents

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