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Grumbacher Pre-Tested Artists' OilNo. P085

Green Earth Hue

Opacity
Not stated
Lightfastness
Excellent
Series
1
Maker's rating
LF I · excellent

Hue or substitute.

Labeled as a hue: a substitute mixture for the named color. The name promises green earth (PG23).

Genuine green earth is weak, transparent and cheap, loved for underpainting flesh. Hues are usually stronger and more saturated.

The genuine pigment:

Terre VerteHolbein PG23LF I
French Terre VerteWilliamsburg PG23LF I
Italian Terra VerteWilliamsburg PG23LF I
Terre VerteMichael Harding PG23LF I

What's in the tube: 4 pigments

Bar widths are estimates: makers list pigments roughly in order of amount but don't publish proportions.

Same color from other brands

Green EarthRembrandt PY42 PB15Same main pigment (PY42), plus a blue (PB15); without an earth (PBr7), a black (PBk11) and a green (PG18)Similar mixHueLF I
Raw SiennaCobra PY42 PBk11Same main pigment (PY42), without an earth (PBr7) and a green (PG18)Similar mixLF I
Buff TitaniumGeorgian PW6 PY42 PBk11Same main pigment (PY42), without an earth (PBr7) and a green (PG18); this one adds white (PW6)Similar mix–
Bohemian Green EarthLukas 1862 PY42 PG7 PBk11Same main pigment (PY42), plus a green (PG7); without an earth (PBr7) and a green (PG18)Similar mixHueLF I
Bohemian Green EarthWilliamsburg PY42 PBk11 PR101Same main pigment (PY42), plus an earth (PR101); without an earth (PBr7) and a green (PG18)Similar mixHueLF I
Green EarthM. Graham PBr7 PG7Same name, made with an earth (PBr7) and a green (PG7)Similar colorHueLF I
Neutral GreyHolbein PY42 PBk9 PW6Same main pigment (PY42), plus a black (PBk9); without an earth (PBr7), a black (PBk11) and a green (PG18); this one adds white (PW6)Similar mixLF II
Davy's GrayW&N Artists' PY42 PBk7 PBk19Same main pigment (PY42), plus two blacks (PBk7, PBk19); without an earth (PBr7), a black (PBk11) and a green (PG18)Similar mixLF I
Hooker's Green Lake Light ExtraOld Holland PY42 PR101 PG7Same main pigment (PY42), plus an earth (PR101) and a green (PG7); without an earth (PBr7), a black (PBk11) and a green (PG18)Similar mixLF I
Cinnabar GreenBlockx PY42 PG7Same main pigment (PY42), plus a green (PG7); without an earth (PBr7), a black (PBk11) and a green (PG18)Similar mixLF I
Green EarthMaimeri Puro PG23Same name, made with a green (PG23)Similar color–
Chrome Green LightSchmincke Mussini PY42 PY155 PG17Same main pigment (PY42), plus a yellow (PY155) and a green (PG17); without an earth (PBr7), a black (PBk11) and a green (PG18)Similar mixLF I

Same pigments is the closest match. Similar mix shares the main pigment. Similar color looks alike but is made differently.

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Data source: Grumbacher Pre-Tested Professional Oils color chart (Chartpak, 2023) (open). Send a correction

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