What is the difference between Meisai Green and Cobalt Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Cobalt Green is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Meisai Green vs Cobalt Green

Meisai Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4164P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00543b (estimate)

Cobalt Green

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2c5743 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cobalt Green is more muted than Meisai Green.

Can I use Cobalt Green instead of Meisai Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Cobalt Green is more muted than Meisai Green.

Can I use Meisai Green instead of Cobalt Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Meisai Green is more saturated.

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 Meisai Green on the colour wheel See Cobalt Green on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Meisai Green

Meisai Green vs Chromium Oxide Green DarkHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 17, loose
Meisai Green vs Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) (PG7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 19, loose
Meisai Green vs Jenkins Green (PBk9 / PG36 / PY150)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 21, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Cobalt Green

Cobalt Green vs Ruinous SpellWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Meisai Green
Cobalt Green vs Guardian GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Cobalt Green vs Mid Feldgrau (WP4044P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Meisai Green equivalents · Cobalt Green equivalents