Potion Green vs Jade Green

Potion Green

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#5a9878 (estimate)

Jade Green

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Washes & Intensity Inks
Code
1737 Ink
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#78ab80 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Jade Green is a little lighter, warmer than Potion Green. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Potion Green is an opaque base/layer paint and Green Stuff World Jade Green 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 Jade Green instead of Potion Green?

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

Can I use Potion Green instead of Jade Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Potion Green is a little darker, 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 Potion Green on the colour wheel See Jade Green on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Potion Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Jade Green

All matches: Potion Green equivalents · Jade Green equivalents

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