What is the difference between Phtalo Green and Schilf Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Schilf Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phtalo Green vs Schilf Green

Phtalo Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20094
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b523e (estimate)

Schilf Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4153P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d4528 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Schilf Green is a little darker, warmer than Phtalo Green.

Can I use Schilf Green instead of Phtalo Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Schilf Green is a little darker, warmer than Phtalo Green.

Can I use Phtalo Green instead of Schilf Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phtalo Green is a little lighter, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Phtalo Green on the colour wheel See Schilf Green on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Phtalo Green

Phtalo Green vs Angel GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Schilf Green
Phtalo Green vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Schilf Green
Phtalo Green vs Ruinous SpellWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Schilf Green

Schilf Green vs IJA Kawasaki Green (ATOM-20068)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Phtalo Green
Schilf Green vs Dark Green (A.MIG-3507)Oilbrusher · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Phtalo Green
Schilf Green vs Olivgrün (RLM 71) (ATOM-20067)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Phtalo Green

All matches: Phtalo Green equivalents · Schilf Green equivalents