Warp Lightning vs Green Gold

Warp Lightning

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#8ab83a (estimate)

Green Gold

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8528
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#a5b122 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Green Gold is warmer than Warp Lightning. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Warp Lightning is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Green Gold 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 Green Gold instead of Warp Lightning?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Green Gold is warmer than Warp Lightning. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Warp Lightning instead of Green Gold?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warp Lightning is 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 Warp Lightning on the colour wheel See Green Gold on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Warp Lightning

Other Citadel paints close to Green Gold

All matches: Warp Lightning equivalents · Green Gold equivalents

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