What is the difference between Basilisk Green and Armor Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Armor Green is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Basilisk Green vs Armor Green

Basilisk Green

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN43
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #253939 (estimate)

Armor Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.466
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #1b352b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Armor Green is more saturated, warmer than Basilisk Green.

Can I use Armor Green instead of Basilisk Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Armor Green is more saturated, warmer than Basilisk Green.

Can I use Basilisk Green instead of Armor Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Basilisk Green is 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 Basilisk Green on the colour wheel See Armor Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Basilisk Green

Basilisk Green vs Commando Green (72.468)Xpress Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Armor Green
Basilisk Green vs Lizard Green (72.418)Xpress Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Armor Green
Basilisk Green vs Landser Grey (72.469)Xpress Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Scale75 paints close to Armor Green

Armor Green vs Golem Grey (SIN42)Instant Colors · ΔE 12, fair
Armor Green vs Shadow Black (SIN00)Instant Colors · ΔE 16, loose
Armor Green vs Toad Green (SIN20)Instant Colors · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Basilisk Green equivalents · Armor Green equivalents