Biel-Tan Green vs Permanent Green Light

Biel-Tan Green

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Shade
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#3a7a2a (estimate)

Permanent Green Light

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8535
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#148339 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Permanent Green Light is more saturated, cooler than Biel-Tan Green. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Biel-Tan Green is a wash/shade and Golden Permanent Green Light 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 Permanent Green Light instead of Biel-Tan Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Permanent Green Light is more saturated, cooler than Biel-Tan Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Biel-Tan Green instead of Permanent Green Light?

The same difference applies the other way round: Biel-Tan Green is more muted, 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 Biel-Tan Green on the colour wheel See Permanent Green Light on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Biel-Tan Green

Other Citadel paints close to Permanent Green Light

All matches: Biel-Tan Green equivalents · Permanent Green Light equivalents

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