Greenskin vs Permanent Green Light

Greenskin

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#1a7a40 (estimate)

Permanent Green Light

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8535
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#148339 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Permanent Green Light is more saturated than Greenskin. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Greenskin is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Permanent Green Light 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 Permanent Green Light instead of Greenskin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Permanent Green Light is more saturated than Greenskin. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Greenskin instead of Permanent Green Light?

The same difference applies the other way round: Greenskin is more muted.

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 Greenskin on the colour wheel See Permanent Green Light on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Greenskin

Other Army Painter paints close to Permanent Green Light

All matches: Greenskin equivalents · Permanent Green Light equivalents

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