What is the difference between Hulky Green and Orc Skin?

ΔE 22 (loose). Orc Skin is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hulky Green vs Orc Skin

Hulky Green

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4227
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #154a2c (estimate)

Orc Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.415
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #4a6c31 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orc Skin is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Hulky Green.

Can I use Orc Skin instead of Hulky Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Orc Skin is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Hulky Green.

Can I use Hulky Green instead of Orc Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hulky Green is noticeably darker, more muted, 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 Hulky Green on the colour wheel See Orc Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hulky Green

Hulky Green vs Forest Green (72.465)Xpress Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Orc Skin
Hulky Green vs Troll Green (72.416)Xpress Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orc Skin
Hulky Green vs Snake Green (72.417)Xpress Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Orc Skin

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Orc Skin

Orc Skin vs Acid Green (4234)Dipping Inks · ΔE 7, close · closer than Hulky Green
Orc Skin vs Green Ghost (4226)Dipping Inks · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Hulky Green
Orc Skin vs Limelight (4233)Dipping Inks · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Hulky Green

All matches: Hulky Green equivalents · Orc Skin equivalents