Tesseract Glow vs Permanent Green Light

Tesseract Glow

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Technical
Type
a technical paint or medium
Swatch
#3ac88a (estimate)

Permanent Green Light

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PY175 / PG7 / PW6
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#1aa03f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Permanent Green Light is noticeably darker, much more saturated, warmer than Tesseract Glow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Tesseract Glow is a technical paint or medium and Golden Permanent Green Light is an opaque base/layer 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 Tesseract Glow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Permanent Green Light is noticeably darker, much more saturated, warmer than Tesseract Glow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Tesseract Glow instead of Permanent Green Light?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tesseract Glow is noticeably lighter, much 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 Tesseract Glow on the colour wheel See Permanent Green Light on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Tesseract Glow

Other Citadel paints close to Permanent Green Light

All matches: Tesseract Glow equivalents · Permanent Green Light equivalents

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