Skyshard vs Light Phthalo Green

Skyshard

Brand
Army Painter
Range
John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code
Vol. 3
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#daeeed (estimate)

Light Phthalo Green

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8516
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#d4fcf1 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Phthalo Green is a little lighter, more saturated than Skyshard. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Skyshard is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Light Phthalo 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 Light Phthalo Green instead of Skyshard?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Phthalo Green is a little lighter, more saturated than Skyshard. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Skyshard instead of Light Phthalo Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skyshard is a little darker, more muted.

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 Skyshard on the colour wheel See Light Phthalo Green on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Skyshard

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Phthalo Green

All matches: Skyshard equivalents · Light Phthalo Green equivalents

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