Nocturne Green
Citadel · Air / Base
#162A29 · L*15.4 a*-8.4 b*-1.9
The closest match to Citadel Nocturne Green in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Nocturne Green is a very dark, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Foundry French Chasseur A Cheval Green Shade, ΔE 1.4. 17 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.
This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Nocturne Green?
Foundry French Chasseur A Cheval Green Shade is the closest equivalent to Citadel Nocturne Green in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Riff Green (ΔE 2.0) and Reaper Peacock Green (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Nocturne Green?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Midnight Blue, ΔE 5.1 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Nocturne Green Shop Foundry French Chasseur A Cheval Green Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set
Nocturne Green equivalent in Foundry
- A French Chasseur A Cheval Green Shade Paint System 71A ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D Russian Green Shade Paint System 69A ΔE 5.7 · similar
Nocturne Green equivalent in Scale75
- B Riff Green Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.0 · very close
- D Despair Green Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.7 · similar
Nocturne Green equivalent in Reaper
- B Peacock Green Master Series Paints Core Colors 9226 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Jungle Moss Master Series Paints Core Colors 9082 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Nocturne Green equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Anthracite Grey Standard (3rd Gen) AK11167 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Ocean Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11173 ΔE 3.8 · close
Nocturne Green equivalent in Italeri
- B Schwarzgrün RLM 70 Acrylic Paint 4780AP ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint 4752AP ΔE 5.3 · similar
Nocturne Green equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Mercedes 300sl Restomod Green Metallic Mr Paint - Car MRP-C030 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Dark Blue 438 Mr Paint MRP-219 ΔE 4.6 · close
Nocturne Green equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Blue Fs15044 A Aqueous Hobby Color H326 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C RLM70 Black Green Aqueous Hobby Color H65 ΔE 3.8 · close
Nocturne Green equivalent in Tom Color
- C Couro Da Cuca TCUP-13 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Dark Blue 438m TC-0311 ΔE 4.8 · close
Nocturne Green equivalent in Warcolours
- C Turquoise 5 Layer paints ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 9.6 · similar
Nocturne Green equivalent in FolkArt
- C Sap Green Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2985 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Hunter Green Acrylic Colors 406 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Nocturne Green equivalent in Monument
- C Transparent Green Pro Acrylic Paints 048 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Dark Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 044 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Nocturne Green equivalent in Creature
- C Green Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-048 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Dark Camo Green Monument Pro Acryl MPA-036 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Nocturne Green in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquitex | #13271E | Hooker’s Green Deep Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.0 |
| Vallejo | #012D2C | Midnight Blue Arte Deco | ΔE 5.1 |
| Mig | #131E18 | Crystal Smoke Acrylics | ΔE 5.4 |
| Golden | #002932 | Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) Fluid | ΔE 6.0 |
| Tamiya | #163126 | Green Aircraft Spray | ΔE 6.5 |
| Humbrol | #2B3A3D | Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 6.6 |
| The Army Painter | #242923 | Unforgiven Green Warpaints Air | ΔE 6.8 |
| Mission Models | #2B302A | US Dark Green FS 34079 | ΔE 7.2 |
| Revell | #013832 | Black Green Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.5 |
| Arteza | #214445 | Phthalo Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #124244 | Arachnid Green Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.9 |
| Duncan | #3A4140 | War Master Green Wave 3 | ΔE 9.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #353630 | Pewter Grey Colors | ΔE 10.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3B413F | Angel Green Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.2 |
| P3 | #313A25 | Cryx Bane Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 11.8 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 12.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 21.1 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- C Incubi Darkness Base ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Lupercal Green Air ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Orkhide Shade Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Dark Angels Green Contrast ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D Waaagh! Flesh Base ΔE 8.2 · similar
- D Vulkan Green Air ΔE 8.9 · similar
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