What is the difference between Phantasmal Blue and Cobalt Green?

ΔE 19 (loose). Cobalt Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phantasmal Blue vs Cobalt Green

Phantasmal Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #10b8c8 (estimate)

Cobalt Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-54
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00ab9b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Cobalt Green is a little darker, warmer than Phantasmal Blue.

Can I use Cobalt Green instead of Phantasmal Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Cobalt Green is a little darker, warmer than Phantasmal Blue.

Can I use Phantasmal Blue instead of Cobalt Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phantasmal Blue is a little lighter, 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 Phantasmal Blue on the colour wheel See Cobalt Green on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Phantasmal Blue

Phantasmal Blue vs Clear Blue (TS-72)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close · closer than Cobalt Green
Phantasmal Blue vs Light Blue (XF-23)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Cobalt Green
Phantasmal Blue vs Coral Blue (TS-41)TS Spray · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Cobalt Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Cobalt Green

Cobalt Green vs Aqua AlchemyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Phantasmal Blue
Cobalt Green vs Psychic ShockWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Phantasmal Blue
Cobalt Green vs Hazardous SmogWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Phantasmal Blue

All matches: Phantasmal Blue equivalents · Cobalt Green equivalents