Greenskin vs Transparent Cold Green

Greenskin

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

Transparent Cold Green

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Acrylic Inks
Code
4277
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#006d43 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Transparent Cold Green is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Greenskin. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Greenskin is an opaque base/layer paint and Green Stuff World Transparent Cold Green 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 Transparent Cold Green instead of Greenskin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Transparent Cold Green is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Greenskin. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Greenskin instead of Transparent Cold Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Greenskin is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Greenskin on the colour wheel See Transparent Cold Green on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Greenskin

Other Army Painter paints close to Transparent Cold Green

All matches: Greenskin equivalents · Transparent Cold Green equivalents

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