Canopy Green vs Green Gold

Canopy Green

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a8c040 (estimate)

Green Gold

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8528
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#a5b122 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green Gold is a little darker than Canopy Green. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Canopy Green is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Green Gold is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Green Gold instead of Canopy Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Green Gold is a little darker than Canopy Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Canopy Green instead of Green Gold?

The same difference applies the other way round: Canopy Green is a little lighter.

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 Canopy Green on the colour wheel See Green Gold on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Canopy Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Green Gold

All matches: Canopy Green equivalents · Green Gold equivalents

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