Tesseract Glow vs Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade)

Tesseract Glow

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

Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PG36
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#058b39 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 26.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Tesseract Glow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Tesseract Glow is a technical paint or medium and Golden Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) 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 Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) instead of Tesseract Glow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Tesseract Glow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Tesseract Glow instead of Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tesseract Glow is noticeably lighter, 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 Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Tesseract Glow

Other Citadel paints close to Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade)

All matches: Tesseract Glow equivalents · Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) equivalents

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