What is the difference between Lime Green and Dark Yellow?

ΔE 18 (loose). Dark Yellow is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lime Green vs Dark Yellow

Lime Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11137
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7e9f3d (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 17.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dark Yellow is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Lime Green.

Can I use Dark Yellow instead of Lime Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Dark Yellow is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Lime Green.

Can I use Lime Green instead of Dark Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lime Green is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Lime Green on the colour wheel See Dark Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Lime Green

Lime Green vs Lime Green (70.827)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Yellow
Lime Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dark Yellow
Lime Green vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 18, loose

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 Lime Green
Dark Yellow vs Russian Uniform Lights (AK11429)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Lime Green
Dark Yellow vs Field Green FS 34097 (AK11875)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 10, close · closer than Lime Green

All matches: Lime Green equivalents · Dark Yellow equivalents