Karandras Green is a light vivid green with a cool undertone. It builds a smooth gradient with Hexwraith Flame underneath and Striking Scorpion Green on the highlights, all in the Citadel line. This color is somewhat distinctive: 1 brand offers a strong same-finish match, Humbrol Clear Green closest at 92 percent. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Karandras Green equivalents in other ranges
Several ranges orbit this color without landing on it. Here is the closest each brand manages, nearest first:
- Closest Humbrol equivalent: Humbrol Clear Green, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.6).
- From Tamiya: Tamiya Clear Green, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.6).
- The Army Painter's closest color: The Army Painter Ghoul Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.9).
- Nearest in the AK Interactive catalog: AK Interactive Clear Green, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.7).
- Best Scale75 option: Scale75 Irati Green, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.7), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- From Two Thin Coats: Two Thin Coats Carapace Green, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.5), but it is a metallic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
Check it on a spare model first, because Humbrol Clear Green sits slightly cooler than the original and the difference grows over large flat panels.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Humbrol
Tamiya
The Army Painter
AK Interactive
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
Vallejo
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What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Karandras Green?
The closest same-finish match is Humbrol Clear Green at 92% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Karandras Green?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Ghoul Green at 81%, a same-finish match.
Is Karandras Green a one-coat paint?
Karandras 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 Karandras Green with?
Highlight Karandras Green toward Striking Scorpion Green and shade it down into Hexwraith Flame, both Citadel paints in the same finish family.