What is the difference between Sybarite Green and Phthalo Green?

ΔE 18 (loose). Phthalo Green is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sybarite Green vs Phthalo Green

Sybarite Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a8a6a (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 18.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Phthalo Green is much more muted, cooler than Sybarite Green.

Can I use Phthalo Green instead of Sybarite Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Phthalo Green is much more muted, cooler than Sybarite Green.

Can I use Sybarite Green instead of Phthalo Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sybarite Green is much 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 Sybarite Green on the colour wheel See Phthalo Green on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Sybarite Green

Sybarite Green vs Emerald Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Phthalo Green
Sybarite Green vs Samurai Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 19, loose
Sybarite Green vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 22, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Phthalo Green

Phthalo Green vs Sotek GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sybarite Green
Phthalo Green vs Stegadon Scale GreenColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sybarite Green
Phthalo Green vs Sons of Horus GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Sybarite Green

All matches: Sybarite Green equivalents · Phthalo Green equivalents