What is the difference between Data System Glow and Clear Green?

ΔE 23 (loose). Clear Green is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Data System Glow vs Clear Green

Data System Glow

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #80d060 (estimate)

Clear Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: X Gloss Acrylic
Code: X-25
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #01a84e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Clear Green is noticeably darker, cooler than Data System Glow.

Can I use Clear Green instead of Data System Glow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Clear Green is noticeably darker, cooler than Data System Glow.

Can I use Data System Glow instead of Clear Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Data System Glow is noticeably lighter, 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 Data System Glow on the colour wheel See Clear Green on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Data System Glow

Data System Glow vs Light Green (X-15)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Clear Green
Data System Glow vs Light Green (PS-8)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 9, close · closer than Clear Green
Data System Glow vs Park Green (X-28)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 24, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Clear Green

Clear Green vs Wild GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Data System Glow
Clear Green vs Eternal HuntWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Data System Glow
Clear Green vs Goblin GreenWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 10, close · closer than Data System Glow

All matches: Data System Glow equivalents · Clear Green equivalents