Waystone Green vs Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)

Waystone Green

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Technical
Type
a technical paint or medium
Swatch
#1a7a5a (estimate)

Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PG7
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#047b51 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) is more saturated than Waystone Green. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Waystone Green is a technical paint or medium and Golden Phthalo Green (Blue 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 (Blue Shade) instead of Waystone Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) is more saturated than Waystone Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Waystone Green instead of Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Waystone Green is more muted.

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 Waystone Green on the colour wheel See Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Waystone Green

Other Citadel paints close to Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)

All matches: Waystone Green equivalents · Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) equivalents

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