What is the difference between Green Oxide and Splinter Green?

ΔE 15 (loose). Splinter Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green Oxide vs Splinter Green

Green Oxide

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S16
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2f7a6a (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 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Splinter Green is a little darker, warmer than Green Oxide.

Can I use Splinter Green instead of Green Oxide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Splinter Green is a little darker, warmer than Green Oxide.

Can I use Green Oxide instead of Splinter Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Green Oxide

Green Oxide vs Light Emerald (70.755)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Splinter Green
Green Oxide vs Light Green RLM25 (71.267)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Splinter Green
Green Oxide vs Scurvy Green (72.027)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Splinter Green

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Splinter Green

Splinter Green vs Chrome Oxide Green (E017)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Green Oxide
Splinter Green vs Camo Green (020)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Green Oxide
Splinter Green vs Sap Green (E009)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Green Oxide

All matches: Green Oxide equivalents · Splinter Green equivalents