What is the difference between Light Phthalo Green and Sunrise Blue?

ΔE 22 (loose). Sunrise Blue is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Phthalo Green vs Sunrise Blue

Light Phthalo Green

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bdfce7 (estimate)

Sunrise Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.118
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a2e0f2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sunrise Blue is a little darker, cooler than Light Phthalo Green.

Can I use Sunrise Blue instead of Light Phthalo Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Sunrise Blue is a little darker, cooler than Light Phthalo Green.

Can I use Light Phthalo Green instead of Sunrise Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Phthalo Green is a little lighter, 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 Light Phthalo Green on the colour wheel See Sunrise Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Phthalo Green

Light Phthalo Green vs Ghost Green (72.121)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Sunrise Blue
Light Phthalo Green vs Verdigris (72.096)Game Color · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Sunrise Blue
Light Phthalo Green vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Sunrise Blue

Other Golden paints close to Sunrise Blue

Sunrise Blue vs Light Phthalo Blue (PW6 / PB15:3)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Phthalo Green
Sunrise Blue vs N8 Neutral GrayHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Light Phthalo Green
Sunrise Blue vs Cobalt Teal (PG50)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Light Phthalo Green

All matches: Light Phthalo Green equivalents · Sunrise Blue equivalents