What is the difference between Temple Gate Teal and British Green?

ΔE 9 (close). British Green is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Temple Gate Teal vs British Green

Temple Gate Teal

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #005e4f (estimate)

British Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-9
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #125e40 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. British Green is more saturated, warmer than Temple Gate Teal.

Can I use British Green instead of Temple Gate Teal?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). British Green is more saturated, warmer than Temple Gate Teal.

Can I use Temple Gate Teal instead of British Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Temple Gate Teal is more muted, 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 Temple Gate Teal on the colour wheel See British Green on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Temple Gate Teal

Temple Gate Teal vs Dark Green (IJA) (AS-17)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close · closer than British Green
Temple Gate Teal vs Green (PS-9)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 10, close
Temple Gate Teal vs J.N. Green (XF-11)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to British Green

British Green vs Guardian GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Temple Gate Teal
British Green vs Meisai Green (WP4164P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Temple Gate Teal
British Green vs Pharaoh GuardWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Temple Gate Teal equivalents · British Green equivalents