Contagion Green vs Pastel Green

Contagion Green

Brand
Two Thin Coats
Range
Triads: shadows
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#8d9f80 (estimate)

Pastel Green

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Color
Code
70.885
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#839064 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pastel Green is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Contagion Green.

Can I use Pastel Green instead of Contagion Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Pastel Green is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Contagion Green.

Can I use Contagion Green instead of Pastel Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Contagion Green

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Pastel Green

All matches: Contagion Green equivalents · Pastel Green equivalents

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