What is the difference between Green and Splinter Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Splinter Green is a little lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green vs Splinter Green

Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-6
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0e612e (estimate)

Splinter Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.756
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d6444 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Splinter Green is a little lighter, much more muted than Green.

Can I use Splinter Green instead of Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Splinter Green is a little lighter, much more muted than Green.

Can I use Green instead of Splinter Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Green is a little darker, much 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 Green on the colour wheel See Splinter Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Green

Green vs Dark Green (72.028)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Splinter Green
Green vs Olive Green (70.967)Model Color · ΔE 19, loose
Green vs Emerald (70.838)Model Color · ΔE 19, loose

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Splinter Green

Splinter Green vs Cockpit Color Mitsubishi (C-126)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Green
Splinter Green vs Russian Green 2 (C-136)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Green
Splinter Green vs IJA Green (H-60)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Green

All matches: Green equivalents · Splinter Green equivalents