What is the difference between Light Green and Dark Yellow?

ΔE 13 (fair). Dark Yellow is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Green vs Dark Yellow

Light Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11411
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #708d4c (estimate)

Dark Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.978
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #818438 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Yellow is warmer than Light Green.

Can I use Dark Yellow instead of Light Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Dark Yellow is warmer than Light Green.

Can I use Light Green instead of Dark Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Green is cooler.

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 Light Green on the colour wheel See Dark Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Green

Light Green vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Yellow
Light Green vs Green Sky (70.974)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dark Yellow
Light Green vs Pale Green (71.095)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dark Yellow

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dark Yellow

Dark Yellow vs IJA #29 Ki Midori iro (Yel- low-Green) (AK11904)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Green
Dark Yellow vs Russian Uniform Lights (AK11429)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Green
Dark Yellow vs Field Green FS 34097 (AK11875)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 10, close · closer than Light Green

All matches: Light Green equivalents · Dark Yellow equivalents