Phthalo Green is a light green from Little Greene. As a premium paint, it’s a popular colour to seek out close matches and value-brand alternatives to.
Green Parrot 1 by Dulux is the closest match from any other brand (close) — though it’s noticeably darker (about 8 LRV points), noticeably cooler and noticeably softer. The closest value-tier option is Paddy Field by Johnstone's (a loose match), noticeably darker (about 8 LRV points), slightly cooler and noticeably softer. A cooler match reads cooler still in a north-facing room, where the light is indirect. No other brand gets within a near-identical match of Phthalo Green — it’s one of the more distinctive colours in the library, so expect a visible difference whichever you pick. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to Phthalo Green from the other eight brands — ranked purely by closeness, so where one brand has several near-misses, they all appear. For the single best match per brand, see the Phthalo Green colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Green Parrot 1 (close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Paddy Field by Johnstone's is the best-value option (value, a loose match).
The list shows every genuinely close match from other brands, ranked nearest-first by perceptual colour difference — including several from one brand where they’re all close. Screens differ from paint on a wall, so treat these as a shortlist and always order tester pots.
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See the full Phthalo Green colour page →