Poisonous Frogs
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As a Contrast paint, this colour combines pigment and medium to deliver shade and base tone in one application over a light primer. Green tones feature heavily in Ork, Death Guard, and Dark Angels armies, where they define the army identity..
The closest Striking Scorpion Green equivalent is Poisonous Frogs (Army Painter) (ΔE 2.7).
No close Vallejo equivalent found for Striking Scorpion Green.
The best Striking Scorpion Green Army Painter equivalent is Poisonous Frogs (Army Painter) (ΔE 2.7).
These 5 substitutes are ranked by Delta-E accuracy. Each entry includes a behaviour comment.
The closest cross-brand equivalent to Striking Scorpion Green in the current local catalogue is Poisonous Frogs from Army Painter (Delta-E 2.74).
Matches are computed from the local paint catalogue with Delta-E CIEDE2000. Lower values mean a closer visual match on the miniature.
Finish, opacity, flow, and bottle format are not captured by Delta-E alone. Test the substitute if the recipe relies on a specific behaviour.
Before adopting a substitute, check these points specific to this contrast paint:
Striking Scorpion Green is a contrast paint formulated for one-coat colour and shading over light primer. Its transparency and reactive edge behaviour are harder to replicate with standard opaque paints.
No reliable Vallejo match appears in the current top equivalents.
Yes, Striking Scorpion Green is currently part of the Citadel (Games Workshop) range. Check local stock or equivalent alternatives if the pot is hard to source.
Check Delta-E, finish type, coverage, opacity, and behaviour over your chosen primer. Run a full test with one shade and one highlight pass before applying the substitute to an entire unit.
As a Contrast paint, this colour combines pigment and medium to deliver shade and base tone in one application over a light primer. Green tones feature heavily in Ork, Death Guard, and Dark Angels armies, where they define the army identity..
The closest Striking Scorpion Green equivalent is Poisonous Frogs (Army Painter) (ΔE 2.7).
No close Vallejo equivalent found for Striking Scorpion Green.
The best Striking Scorpion Green Army Painter equivalent is Poisonous Frogs (Army Painter) (ΔE 2.7).
As a Contrast paint, this colour combines pigment and medium to deliver shade and base tone in one application over a light primer. Green tones feature heavily in Ork, Death Guard, and Dark Angels armies, where they define the army identity.. Vert vif électrique. Striking Scorpions Aeldari, énergies, OSL vert.
The closest Striking Scorpion Green equivalent is Poisonous Frogs (Army Painter) with Delta E 2.7. No close Vallejo equivalent found for Striking Scorpion Green. The best Striking Scorpion Green Army Painter equivalent is Poisonous Frogs (Army Painter) with Delta E 2.7.
No Vallejo equivalent within an acceptable colour distance was found for Striking Scorpion Green.
The best Army Painter option is Poisonous Frogs (Army Painter) with Delta E 2.7.
As a contrast paint, Striking Scorpion Green combines colour and shading in a single coat over a light primer. The colour sits in the deep green range.
The performance of Striking Scorpion Green depends heavily on the primer. It is designed for a white primer.
Striking Scorpion Green is transparent by design, which means any substitute must also level evenly.
The main appeal of Striking Scorpion Green is one-coat readiness.
The deep green tone of Striking Scorpion Green shifts as it dries, typically darkening and intensifying.
Corax White, Moot Green, Sybarite Green and Warpstone Glow are common companions to this contrast. They were chosen in the original recipe because their coverage, drying speed, and finish layer in the same workflow without forcing extra corrections.
A contrast paint substitute only becomes trustworthy once it survives the same primer, shade, and highlight sequence as the original recipe.
Looking at the surrounding palette matters because a near match can still push the finished model warmer, colder, or flatter than expected.
That combination of colour distance, finish, and recipe context is what makes a contrast paint substitute reliable on an actual miniature.
That is why the page keeps the recommendation anchored to painting workflow instead of treating Delta-E alone as the final decision.
A useful equivalent page should also reduce buying mistakes: the closer colour is not always the safer option if the bottle dries glossier, covers faster, or behaves differently on large armour panels.