Basilisk Green vs Plague Green

Basilisk Green

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

Plague Green

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.419
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#39422b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Plague Green is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Basilisk Green.

Can I use Plague Green instead of Basilisk Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Plague Green is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Basilisk Green.

Can I use Basilisk Green instead of Plague Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Basilisk Green

Other Scale75 paints close to Plague Green

All matches: Basilisk Green equivalents · Plague Green equivalents

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