Kroak Green is genuinely hard to match: no other brand has a same-finish equivalent close enough to swap, and the nearest color anywhere, The Army Painter Thunderbird Blue at 70 percent, is a different finish. In the pot, Kroak Green reads as a cool green, light and moderate. If you need this exact color, buy the pot, since no other line reproduces it in the same finish.
Kroak Green equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the colors that keeps Citadel pots in painters' cases. Across the mapped brands, nothing qualifies as a real equivalent.
Even the nearest color, The Army Painter Thunderbird Blue, dries clearly cooler than Kroak Green, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
AK Interactive
Two Thin Coats
Vallejo
Tamiya
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Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
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What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Kroak Green?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Thunderbird Blue at 70% color similarity.
What is Kroak Green used for?
Kroak Green is a wash that flows into recesses and pools in shadow. Common uses: foliage and verdigris shading; deepen recesses and panel lines.