What is the difference between Phthalo Green and Lupercal Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Lupercal Green is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phthalo Green vs Lupercal Green

Phthalo Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-542
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #344e40 (estimate)

Lupercal Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a4a3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Lupercal Green is more saturated, cooler than Phthalo Green.

Can I use Lupercal Green instead of Phthalo Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Lupercal Green is more saturated, cooler than Phthalo Green.

Can I use Phthalo Green instead of Lupercal Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phthalo Green is more muted, warmer.

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 Phthalo Green on the colour wheel See Lupercal Green on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Phthalo Green

Phthalo Green vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair
Phthalo Green vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair
Phthalo Green vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Lupercal Green

Lupercal Green vs Russian Green Uniform (ATOM-20099)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Phthalo Green
Lupercal Green vs Phtalo Green (ATOM-20094)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Phthalo Green
Lupercal Green vs Uniform Green Base FS-34128 (AMMO.F-509)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Phthalo Green

All matches: Phthalo Green equivalents · Lupercal Green equivalents