What is the difference between Warpstone Glow and Light Green?

ΔE 16 (loose). Light Green is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warpstone Glow vs Light Green

Warpstone Glow

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a9a2a (estimate)

Light Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: X Gloss Acrylic
Code: X-15
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77bd43 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Green is noticeably lighter, warmer than Warpstone Glow.

Can I use Light Green instead of Warpstone Glow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Light Green is noticeably lighter, warmer than Warpstone Glow.

Can I use Warpstone Glow instead of Light Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warpstone Glow is noticeably darker, 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 Warpstone Glow on the colour wheel See Light Green on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Warpstone Glow

Warpstone Glow vs Light Green (PS-8)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Light Green
Warpstone Glow vs Clear Green (X-25)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Light Green
Warpstone Glow vs Park Green (X-28)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Light Green

Other Citadel paints close to Light Green

Light Green vs Moot GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Warpstone Glow
Light Green vs Moot GreenColour: Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Warpstone Glow
Light Green vs Mortarion Green ClearColour: Air · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Warpstone Glow equivalents · Light Green equivalents