Paint Equivalents

Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body)

Golden · Heavy Body · 1270

#185A59 · L*34.5 a*-20.2 b*-5.4

The closest match to Golden Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body) in every other range, nearest first.

Golden Phthalo Green (blue Shade) is a dark, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Reaper Bright Turquoise, ΔE 1.6. 16 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

What is the closest equivalent to Golden Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body)?

Reaper Bright Turquoise is the closest equivalent to Golden Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body) in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Turquoise (ΔE 2.0) and Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36118 (ΔE 2.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Golden Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Turquoise, ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. The full Golden to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Golden Phthalo Green (blue Shade) Shop Reaper Bright Turquoise Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Bones set

Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Bright Turquoise Master Series Paints Bones 9471 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. C Military Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9269 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Golden → Reaper conversion chart

Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Turquoise Ink (3rd Gen) AK11220 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. D Turquoise Standard (3rd Gen) AK11171 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Golden → AK Interactive conversion chart

Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Gray Fs36118 Aqueous Hobby Color H305 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Metallic Blue Green Aqueous Hobby Color H63 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Golden → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Turquoise Game Color 72.024 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Caribbean Turquoise Xpress Color 72.414 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Golden → Vallejo conversion chart

Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Scaly Green Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Terradon Turquoise Contrast ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Golden → Citadel conversion chart

Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Aotake Blue Primer Mr Paint MRP-410 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. B Interior Bronze - Green Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A079 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Golden → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body) equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Viridian Green Acrylic Premium Paints A606 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. D Deep Green Acrylic Premium Paints A610 ΔE 6.4 · similar

Full Golden → Arteza conversion chart

Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body) equivalent in P3

  1. C Coal Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Turquoise Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Golden → P3 conversion chart

Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body) equivalent in Creature

  1. C Jade Monument Pro Acryl MPA-021 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. E Green Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-048 ΔE 12.6 · far

Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body) equivalent in Monument

  1. C Jade Pro Acrylic Paints 021 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Ben Komets Green Oxide Pro Signature Series S16 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Golden → Monument conversion chart

Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body) equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Arphen Jade Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. D Turquoise Ink Artist Range ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full Golden → Scale75 conversion chart

Phthalo Green (blue Shade) (Heavy Body) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. C Turquoise 4 Layer paints ΔE 4.8 · close
  2. E Emerald 5 Layer paints ΔE 14.1 · far

Full Golden → Warcolours conversion chart

Phthalo Green (blue Shade) in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Duncan #2F534F Traitor Green Wave 3 ΔE 4.9
Revell #2C544C Sea Green Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.9
The Army Painter #396360 Evergreen Fog Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.1
Apple Barrel #214F45 Reef Blue Colors ΔE 5.9
Foundry #37594F American Olive Green Light Paint System ΔE 6.3
Green Stuff World #055145 Turquoise Ghost Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 6.3
Kimera Kolors #285E68 Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 ΔE 6.5
FolkArt #36585D Cascade Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.1
Tom Color #3B564F Medium Green 42 ΔE 7.2
Mig #3D595A Dull Green Acrylics ΔE 7.4
Italeri #3B6657 Euro I Dark Green Acrylic Paint ΔE 8.1
Coat d'Arms #3D5C4D Military Green World War II Range ΔE 8.5
Mission Models #374E47 Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII (IJN) ΔE 8.7
Liquitex #254737 Muted Green Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.2
Tamiya #10667A Light metallic blue Spray ΔE 10.2
Acrilex #004433 Verde Esmeralda Paints ΔE 10.7
Humbrol #525D57 Primer Aerosol Sprays ΔE 13.0
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 17.7

Nearest colours inside Golden

  1. C Viridian Green Hue Fluid ΔE 4.9 · close
  2. D Permanent Green Light OPEN Acrylics ΔE 6.4 · similar
  3. D Phthalo Green (blue Shade) SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.6 · similar
  4. D Turquoise SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.8 · similar
  5. D Permanent Green Light Heavy Body ΔE 6.9 · similar
  6. D Cobalt Green OPEN Acrylics ΔE 8.3 · similar

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