What is the difference between Elixir Green and Orc Skin?

ΔE 28 (loose). Orc Skin is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Elixir Green vs Orc Skin

Elixir Green

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN28
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #005b4b (estimate)

Orc Skin

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.415
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #4a6c31 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 27.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orc Skin is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Elixir Green.

Can I use Orc Skin instead of Elixir Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 28). Orc Skin is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Elixir Green.

Can I use Elixir Green instead of Orc Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Elixir 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 Elixir Green on the colour wheel See Orc Skin on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Elixir Green

Elixir Green vs Snake Green (72.417)Xpress Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orc Skin
Elixir Green vs Monastic Green (72.482)Xpress Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Orc Skin
Elixir Green vs Troll Green (72.416)Xpress Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Orc Skin

Other Scale75 paints close to Orc Skin

Orc Skin vs Zucchini Skin (SIN10)Instant Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Elixir Green
Orc Skin vs Toad Green (SIN20)Instant Colors · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Elixir Green
Orc Skin vs Belladonna Green (SIN22)Instant Colors · ΔE 27, loose · closer than Elixir Green

All matches: Elixir Green equivalents · Orc Skin equivalents