Charming Chartreuse vs Citrine Yellow

Charming Chartreuse

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#d0d82a (estimate)

Citrine Yellow

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Washes & Intensity Inks
Code
1759 Ink
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#eade40 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Citrine Yellow is a little lighter, more muted than Charming Chartreuse. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Charming Chartreuse is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Green Stuff World Citrine Yellow 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 Citrine Yellow instead of Charming Chartreuse?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Citrine Yellow is a little lighter, more muted than Charming Chartreuse. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Charming Chartreuse instead of Citrine Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Charming Chartreuse is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Charming Chartreuse on the colour wheel See Citrine Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Charming Chartreuse

Other Army Painter paints close to Citrine Yellow

All matches: Charming Chartreuse equivalents · Citrine Yellow equivalents

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