What is the difference between Jade Green and Light Emerald?

ΔE 7 (close). Light Emerald is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Jade Green vs Light Emerald

Jade Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #167d6b (estimate)

Light Emerald

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.755
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b8279 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Emerald is more muted, cooler than Jade Green.

Can I use Light Emerald instead of Jade Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Light Emerald is more muted, cooler than Jade Green.

Can I use Jade Green instead of Light Emerald?

The same difference applies the other way round: Jade Green is more saturated, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Jade Green on the colour wheel See Light Emerald on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Jade Green

Jade Green vs Emerald (70.838)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Jade Green vs Scurvy Green (72.027)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
Jade Green vs Park Green Flat (70.969)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Light Emerald

Light Emerald vs Blue-Green (AK11169)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Jade Green
Light Emerald vs Cold Green (AK11273)Color Punch · ΔE 8, close
Light Emerald vs Spectral Blue (AK17028)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Jade Green equivalents · Light Emerald equivalents