What is the difference between Emerald Green and Vulkan Green?

ΔE 6 (close). Vulkan Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Emerald Green vs Vulkan Green

Emerald Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0647
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0b6448 (estimate)

Vulkan Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a5a3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Vulkan Green is a little darker, warmer than Emerald Green.

Can I use Vulkan Green instead of Emerald Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Vulkan Green is a little darker, warmer than Emerald Green.

Can I use Emerald Green instead of Vulkan Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Emerald Green is a little lighter, 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 Emerald Green on the colour wheel See Vulkan Green on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Emerald Green

Emerald Green vs Waaagh! FleshColour: Base · ΔE 6, close
Emerald Green vs Sons of Horus GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
Emerald Green vs Caliban GreenColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Vulkan Green

Vulkan Green vs Forest Green (ATOM-20093)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Emerald Green
Vulkan Green vs IJN Nakajima Dark Green (ATOM-20096)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Emerald Green
Vulkan Green vs Forest Green (IONIC-0125)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Emerald Green

All matches: Emerald Green equivalents · Vulkan Green equivalents