Contagion Green is a light muted green with a cool undertone. Within the Two Thin Coats range it ladders cleanly, Temple Stone for the shadows and Gung-ho Green for the highlights. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; Citadel Ionrach Skin is the nearest same-finish option at 88 percent, with 2 brands in strong-match range. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Contagion Green equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Contagion Green outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Ionrach Skin, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.3).
- Nearest in the The Army Painter catalog: The Army Painter Forest Faun, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.5).
- Best Vallejo option: Vallejo Pastel Green, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.2).
- From Monument Pro Acryl: Monument Pro Acryl Bright Warm Grey, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.7).
- Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya RLM Grey, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.6).
- Nearest in the Humbrol catalog: Humbrol Beige Green, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 7.3).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.3 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
The Army Painter
Vallejo
Monument Pro Acryl
Tamiya
Humbrol
AK Interactive
P3 Paints
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Two Thin Coats Contagion Green?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Ionrach Skin at 88% color similarity.
What color is Contagion Green?
Contagion Green is a light muted green with a cool undertone (hex #8E9F7F).
What do I highlight and shade Contagion Green with?
Highlight Contagion Green toward Gung-ho Green and shade it down into Temple Stone, both Two Thin Coats paints in the same finish family.