Exile Green vs Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)

Exile Green

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#4a7860 (estimate)

Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
PG7
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#518b78 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) is a little lighter, cooler than Exile Green. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Exile Green is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) 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 Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) instead of Exile Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) is a little lighter, cooler than Exile Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Exile Green instead of Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Exile Green is a little darker, 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 Exile Green on the colour wheel See Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Exile Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)

All matches: Exile Green equivalents · Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) equivalents

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