Waystone Green vs Viridian Green Hue

Waystone Green

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Technical
Type
a technical paint or medium
Swatch
#1a7a5a (estimate)

Viridian Green Hue

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PW6 / PB15:3 / PY150 / PBr7
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#2b8b6c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Viridian Green Hue is a little lighter than Waystone Green. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Waystone Green is a technical paint or medium and Golden Viridian Green Hue 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 Viridian Green Hue instead of Waystone Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Viridian Green Hue is a little lighter than Waystone Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Waystone Green instead of Viridian Green Hue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Waystone Green is a little darker.

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 Waystone Green on the colour wheel See Viridian Green Hue on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Waystone Green

Other Citadel paints close to Viridian Green Hue

All matches: Waystone Green equivalents · Viridian Green Hue equivalents

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