This one is hard to match, with nothing in another brand landing close in the same finish, the nearest being Yellow Wash from Vallejo at 58 percent in a different finish class. Color-wise this is a vivid, very light yellow leaning warm. For modelling, drop to Maggot Skin in the recesses and step up to Pastel Yellow 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.
Malignant Green 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, Vallejo Yellow Wash, dries clearly warmer and lighter than Malignant Green, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
Green Stuff World
AK Interactive
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
Tamiya
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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 Malignant Green?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Yellow Wash at 58% color similarity.
Is Malignant Green a one-coat paint?
Malignant Green 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 Malignant Green with?
Highlight Malignant Green toward Pastel Yellow and shade it down into Maggot Skin, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.