Ghillie Dew is genuinely hard to match: no other brand has a same-finish equivalent close enough to swap, and the nearest color anywhere, Citadel Mantis Warriors Green at 55 percent, is a different finish. In the pot, Ghillie Dew reads as a cool green, light and vivid. For modelling, drop to Shamrock Green in the recesses and step up to Malignant Green on the edges, both The Army Painter paints. If you need this exact color, buy the pot, since no other line reproduces it in the same finish.
Ghillie Dew equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the colors that keeps The Army Painter pots in painters' cases. Across the mapped brands, nothing qualifies as a real equivalent.
Even the nearest color, Citadel Mantis Warriors Green, dries clearly cooler and more muted than Ghillie Dew, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
Green Stuff World
AK Interactive
Tamiya
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
Humbrol
Vallejo
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
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Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Ghillie Dew?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Mantis Warriors Green at 55% color similarity.
Is Ghillie Dew a one-coat paint?
Ghillie Dew is a contrast paint, made to basecoat and shade in a single pass over a light primer. One coat drops color into the recesses and leaves the raised areas brighter; a second coat deepens the tone if you want it richer.
What do I highlight and shade Ghillie Dew with?
Highlight Ghillie Dew toward Malignant Green and shade it down into Shamrock Green, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.