Paint Equivalents

Absinthe

Turbo Dork · Turbo Dork

#40C385 · L*70.7 a*-49.9 b*21.0

The closest match to Turbo Dork Absinthe in every other range, nearest first.

Turbo Dork Absinthe is a light, saturated green. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Golden Transparent Phthalo Green BS at ΔE 2.0 — very close. 23 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

The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.

What is the closest equivalent to Turbo Dork Absinthe?

Golden Transparent Phthalo Green BS is the closest equivalent to Turbo Dork Absinthe in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Emerald 2 (ΔE 2.5) and Liquitex Fluorescent Green (ΔE 3.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Turbo Dork Absinthe?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Ghost Green, ΔE 4.8 — a close substitute. The full Turbo Dork to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Turbo Dork Absinthe Shop Golden Transparent Phthalo Green BS Shop Golden High Flow set

Absinthe equivalent in Golden

  1. B Transparent Phthalo Green BS High Flow 8560 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. D Light Green (blue Shade) Heavy Body 1558 ΔE 6.0 · similar

Absinthe equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Emerald 2 Layer paints ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. D One-coat Turquoise One-coat paints ΔE 6.6 · similar

Absinthe equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Fluorescent Green Heavy Body Acrylix 985 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Bright Aqua Green Heavy Body Acrylix 660 ΔE 6.9 · similar

Absinthe equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Bright Green Light Paint System 25C ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Cadaverous Green Paint System 46B ΔE 9.0 · similar

Absinthe equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. C Sirenscale Green Metallic Colors ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Gorgon Dark Green Intensity Ink ΔE 9.6 · similar

Absinthe equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Ghost Green Game Air 76.121 ΔE 4.8 · close
  2. D Ghost Green Game Color 72.121 ΔE 7.4 · similar

Absinthe equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Kraken Skin Warpaints WP1435 ΔE 4.9 · close
  2. D Ferocious Green Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.8 · similar

Absinthe equivalent in Duncan

  1. D Ghoul Green Wave 2 ΔE 5.7 · similar
  2. D Elixir Green Wave 3 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Absinthe equivalent in Reaper

  1. D LED Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9288 ΔE 7.0 · similar
  2. D Jade Green Master Series Paints Core Colors 9015 ΔE 7.4 · similar

Absinthe equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. D Pale Green World War II Range 514 ΔE 7.5 · similar
  2. E Enchanted Green Fantasy Range 128 ΔE 11.0 · far

Absinthe equivalent in Citadel

  1. D Vile Green Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 7.6 · similar
  2. D Waywatcher Green Glaze ΔE 8.2 · similar

Absinthe equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. D Us Non Chromate Epoxy Primer Mr Paint MRP-191 ΔE 7.8 · similar
  2. E Porsche Mint Green Mr Paint - Car MRP-C036 ΔE 10.4 · far

Absinthe in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
FolkArt #46D56C Lime Green Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 8.2
Mr. Hobby #02A861 Clear Green Mr Clear Color GX ΔE 8.5
Italeri #64A879 Pale Green Acrylic Paint ΔE 8.6
Scale75 #4CA579 Belladonna Green Instant Colors Range ΔE 8.8
Arteza #25C0A4 Emerald Green Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 9.1
Monument #12A361 Rogue Hobbies Bright Green Pro Signature Series ΔE 9.7
Acrilex #51B94D Verde Folha Paints ΔE 9.7
P3 #23A652 Iosan Green Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 10.1
Tamiya #99CA90 Pearl green Spray ΔE 10.5
AK Interactive #8BB283 Green Sky Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 11.1
Mig #109F45 Lime Green Acrylics ΔE 12.7
Tom Color #739D75 Verde Mimetico 53192 ΔE 13.2
Apple Barrel #57AFA1 Mint Crush Gloss™ ΔE 13.6
Creature #269B41 Green Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 13.9
Humbrol #5AAA31 Bright Green Acrylics - Matt ΔE 14.2
Mission Models #238F55 Pearl Deep Green ΔE 15.8
Revell #86B9B4 Light Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 17.6
Kimera Kolors #6F7C63 Fallen Grass Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 24.8

Nearest colours inside Turbo Dork

  1. D Appleseed ΔE 6.4 · similar
  2. D Malum Malus ΔE 8.2 · similar
  3. E Gordian Knot ΔE 10.4 · far
  4. E Summoning Sickness ΔE 21.5 · far
  5. E Curacao ΔE 22.6 · far
  6. E Silver Fox ΔE 26.1 · far

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