What is the difference between Wizards Orb and Phthalo Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Phthalo Green is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wizards Orb vs Phthalo Green

Wizards Orb

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0a8070 (estimate)

Phthalo Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d807b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Phthalo Green is more muted, cooler than Wizards Orb.

Can I use Phthalo Green instead of Wizards Orb?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Phthalo Green is more muted, cooler than Wizards Orb.

Can I use Wizards Orb instead of Phthalo Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wizards Orb is more saturated, warmer.

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 Wizards Orb on the colour wheel See Phthalo Green on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Wizards Orb

Wizards Orb vs Samurai Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair
Wizards Orb vs Morning Sky (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 16, loose
Wizards Orb vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Phthalo Green

Phthalo Green vs Dewpath (Vol. 3)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Wizards Orb
Phthalo Green vs Medieval ForestWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Wizards Orb
Phthalo Green vs Hydra TurquoiseWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Wizards Orb equivalents · Phthalo Green equivalents