Boreal Green sits in the green family: dark in tone, vivid in saturation, cool in cast. No shortage of substitutes here, Lizard Green from AK Interactive matches at 92 percent and 4 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. It builds a smooth gradient with Baby Leaf Green underneath and Druid Green on the highlights, all in the Scale75 line. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Boreal Green equivalents in other ranges
3 of the 10 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Scale75 Boreal Green, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive Lizard Green, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.6).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Guardian Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.1).
- Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo Park Green Flat, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.3).
- Nearest in the Humbrol catalog: Humbrol Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.6).
- Best Revell option: Revell Sea Green (RAL 6028), workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.3).
- From Monument Pro Acryl: Monument Pro Acryl Permanent Green Light, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.5).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.6 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
AK Interactive
The Army Painter
Vallejo
Humbrol
Revell
Monument Pro Acryl
P3 Paints
Two Thin Coats
Tamiya
Green Stuff World
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Boreal Green?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Lizard Green at 92% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Boreal Green?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Guardian Green at 90%, a same-finish match.
What color is Boreal Green?
Boreal Green is a dark vivid green with a cool undertone (hex #136142).
What do I highlight and shade Boreal Green with?
Highlight Boreal Green toward Druid Green and shade it down into Baby Leaf Green, both Scale75 paints in the same finish family.