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Royal Talens Van Gogh Oil ColourNo. 629

Green Earth (Terre Verte)

Opacity: Semi-transparent
Lightfastness: Excellent
Series: 1
Maker's rating: +++ · at least 100 years

Hue or substitute.

The name traditionally means green earth (PG23); this tube uses other pigments. 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.

Compared with Terre Verte (Holbein):

Opacity: semi-transparent here, semi-opaque in the genuine.

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: 3 pigments

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

Same color from other brands

French Light SiennaWilliamsburg PY43 PBk11Same main pigment (PY43), plus a black (PBk11); without an earth (PBr7) and a blue (PB15)Similar mixLF I

Terre VerteGamblin PY43 PG18 PBk9Same main pigment (PY43), plus a green (PG18) and a black (PBk9); without an earth (PBr7) and a blue (PB15)Similar mixHueLF I

TerraGrumbacher PW21 PY43 PR102 PBk11Same main pigment (PY43), plus an earth (PR102) and a black (PBk11); without an earth (PBr7) and a blue (PB15); this one adds white (PW21)Similar mixLF I

Cinnabar Green LightHolbein PY43 PY53 PY128 PG7Same main pigment (PY43), plus two yellows (PY53, PY128) and a green (PG7); without an earth (PBr7) and a blue (PB15)Similar mixLF I

Olive GreenRembrandt PG7 PY110 PR264Looks alike, made with a green (PG7), a yellow (PY110) and a red (PR264)Similar colorLF I

Olive GreenCobra PG7 PY110 PR264Looks alike, made with a green (PG7), a yellow (PY110) and a red (PR264)Similar colorLF I

Sap GreenSchmincke Mussini PY150 PB60Looks alike, made with a yellow (PY150) and a blue (PB60)Similar colorLF I

Terre Verte TraditionalArt Spectrum PBr7 PB29 PY83 PG7Looks alike, made with an earth (PBr7), a blue (PB29), a yellow (PY83) and a green (PG7)Similar colorHueLF I

Hooker's Green Lake Light ExtraOld Holland PY42 PR101 PG7Looks alike, made with two earths (PY42, PR101) and a green (PG7)Similar colorLF I

Mars OliveVasari PBk11 PY42Looks alike, made with a black (PBk11) and an earth (PY42)Similar color–

Prussian GreenW&N Artists' PY110 PB15Looks alike, made with a yellow (PY110) and a blue (PB15)Similar colorHueLF I

Permanent Sap GreenW&N Artisan PY110 PB15Looks alike, made with a yellow (PY110) and a blue (PB15)Similar colorLF 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: Royal Talens Van Gogh oil colour product page (royaltalens.com, 2026) (open). Send a correction

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