Hazardous Smog vs Transparent Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)

Hazardous Smog

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#28c0a8 (estimate)

Transparent Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8560
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#29be97 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Transparent Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) is more saturated, warmer than Hazardous Smog. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Hazardous Smog is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Transparent 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 Transparent Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) instead of Hazardous Smog?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Transparent Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) is more saturated, warmer than Hazardous Smog. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Hazardous Smog instead of Transparent Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hazardous Smog is more muted, cooler.

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 Hazardous Smog on the colour wheel See Transparent Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Hazardous Smog

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

All matches: Hazardous Smog equivalents · Transparent Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) equivalents

Choose a theme

Changes how the site looks on this device. Paint colours stay the same.