Death World Forest vs Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade)

Death World Forest

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Base
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#3a5a2a (estimate)

Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade)

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
PG36
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#3e6d40 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) is a little lighter, cooler than Death World Forest. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Death World Forest is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) 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 Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) instead of Death World Forest?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) is a little lighter, cooler than Death World Forest. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Death World Forest instead of Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Death World Forest is a little darker, 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 Death World Forest on the colour wheel See Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Death World Forest

Other Citadel paints close to Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade)

All matches: Death World Forest equivalents · Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) equivalents

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