Pine Hollow Shade vs Cobalt Green

Pine Hollow Shade

Brand
Army Painter
Range
John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code
Vol. 3 Wash
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#145252 (estimate)

Cobalt Green

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

How close are they?

ΔE 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Cobalt Green is warmer than Pine Hollow Shade. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Pine Hollow Shade is a wash/shade and Golden Cobalt Green is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Cobalt Green instead of Pine Hollow Shade?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Cobalt Green is warmer than Pine Hollow Shade. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Pine Hollow Shade instead of Cobalt Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pine Hollow Shade is 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 Pine Hollow Shade on the colour wheel See Cobalt Green on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Pine Hollow Shade

Other Army Painter paints close to Cobalt Green

All matches: Pine Hollow Shade equivalents · Cobalt Green equivalents

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