Hydra Green sits in the teal family: dark in tone, muted in saturation, cool in cast. It builds a smooth gradient with Oxidation Green underneath and Scorched Earth on the highlights, all in the Two Thin Coats line. This color is somewhat distinctive: 1 brand offers a strong same-finish match, Citadel Dark Reaper closest at 91 percent. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Hydra Green equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Hydra Green outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Dark Reaper, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.9).
- Nearest in the Scale75 catalog: Scale75 Rogue Grey, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.2).
- Best AK Interactive option: AK Interactive Dark Blue-Grey, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.8).
- From Humbrol: Humbrol Petrol Blue, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.1).
- Green Stuff World's closest color: Green Stuff World Arachnid Green, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.6).
- Nearest in the Revell catalog: Revell Dark green RAF/Dunkelgrün RAF, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 7.0).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.9 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
Scale75
AK Interactive
Humbrol
Green Stuff World
Revell
P3 Paints
The Army Painter
Vallejo
Monument Pro Acryl
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Two Thin Coats Hydra Green?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Dark Reaper at 91% color similarity.
What color is Hydra Green?
Hydra Green is a dark muted teal with a cool undertone (hex #354C4E).
What do I highlight and shade Hydra Green with?
Highlight Hydra Green toward Scorched Earth and shade it down into Oxidation Green, both Two Thin Coats paints in the same finish family.