Howling Sand vs Green Glaze

Howling Sand

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#d4d4b8 (estimate)

Green Glaze

Brand
Two Thin Coats
Range
Glazes
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#d7ebcd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green Glaze is a little lighter, cooler than Howling Sand. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Howling Sand is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Two Thin Coats Green Glaze 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 Green Glaze instead of Howling Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Green Glaze is a little lighter, cooler than Howling Sand. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Howling Sand instead of Green Glaze?

The same difference applies the other way round: Howling Sand 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 Howling Sand on the colour wheel See Green Glaze on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Howling Sand

Other Army Painter paints close to Green Glaze

All matches: Howling Sand equivalents · Green Glaze equivalents

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