What is the difference between Light Green and Leafy Green?

ΔE 21 (loose). Leafy Green is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Green vs Leafy Green

Light Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11141
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #50ba50 (estimate)

Leafy Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #72b61c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Leafy Green is more saturated, warmer than Light Green.

Can I use Leafy Green instead of Light Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Leafy Green is more saturated, warmer than Light Green.

Can I use Light Green instead of Leafy Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Green is more muted, 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 Leafy Green on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Green

Light Green vs Wild GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Leafy Green
Light Green vs Emerald ForestWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Leafy Green
Light Green vs Snake ScalesWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Leafy Green

Other AK Interactive paints close to Leafy Green

Leafy Green vs Slime Green (AK11275)Color Punch · ΔE 10, close · closer than Light Green
Leafy Green vs Frog Green (AK11136)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Light Green
Leafy Green vs Golden Olive (AK11139)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Light Green

All matches: Light Green equivalents · Leafy Green equivalents