What is the difference between Samurai Green and Scurvy Green?

ΔE 18 (loose). Scurvy Green is noticeably darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Samurai Green vs Scurvy Green

Samurai Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #019795 (estimate)

Scurvy Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.027
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #226e69 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Scurvy Green is noticeably darker, more muted than Samurai Green.

Can I use Scurvy Green instead of Samurai Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Scurvy Green is noticeably darker, more muted than Samurai Green.

Can I use Samurai Green instead of Scurvy Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Samurai Green is noticeably lighter, more saturated.

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 Samurai Green on the colour wheel See Scurvy Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Samurai Green

Samurai Green vs Light Blue Green (70.753)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Scurvy Green
Samurai Green vs Light Emerald (70.755)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Scurvy Green
Samurai Green vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Scurvy Green

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Scurvy Green

Scurvy Green vs Phthalo Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Samurai Green
Scurvy Green vs Morning Sky (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Samurai Green
Scurvy Green vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Samurai Green equivalents · Scurvy Green equivalents