Ghillie Dew vs Light Green (Yellow Shade)

Ghillie Dew

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#90b818 (estimate)

Light Green (Yellow Shade)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a0f15c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Green (Yellow Shade) is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler than Ghillie Dew. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Ghillie Dew is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Light Green (Yellow Shade) is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Light Green (Yellow Shade) instead of Ghillie Dew?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Light Green (Yellow Shade) is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler than Ghillie Dew. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Ghillie Dew instead of Light Green (Yellow Shade)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ghillie Dew is noticeably darker, 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 Ghillie Dew on the colour wheel See Light Green (Yellow Shade) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Ghillie Dew

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Green (Yellow Shade)

All matches: Ghillie Dew equivalents · Light Green (Yellow Shade) equivalents

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