What is the difference between Moss Green and Green Zinc Chrom.?

ΔE 13 (fair). Green Zinc Chrom. is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Moss Green vs Green Zinc Chrom.

Moss Green

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #263d1f (estimate)

Green Zinc Chrom.

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.094
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #495938 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Green Zinc Chrom. is noticeably lighter, warmer than Moss Green.

Can I use Green Zinc Chrom. instead of Moss Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Green Zinc Chrom. is noticeably lighter, warmer than Moss Green.

Can I use Moss Green instead of Green Zinc Chrom.?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moss Green is noticeably darker, 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 Moss Green on the colour wheel See Green Zinc Chrom. on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Moss Green

Moss Green vs Flat Green (70.968)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Green Zinc Chrom.
Moss Green vs Medium Olive (70.850)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Green Zinc Chrom.
Moss Green vs Deep Green (70.970)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Green Zinc Chrom.

Other Scale75 paints close to Green Zinc Chrom.

Green Zinc Chrom. vs Ardennes Green (SC45)Scalecolor · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Moss Green
Green Zinc Chrom. vs Merm Green (SFG20)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Moss Green
Green Zinc Chrom. vs Light Moss Green (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 9, close · closer than Moss Green

All matches: Moss Green equivalents · Green Zinc Chrom. equivalents