What is the difference between Fern Green and Emerald?

ΔE 16 (loose). Emerald is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fern Green vs Emerald

Fern Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20091
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0b6134 (estimate)

Emerald

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.838
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #116450 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Emerald is more muted, cooler than Fern Green.

Can I use Emerald instead of Fern Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Emerald is more muted, cooler than Fern Green.

Can I use Fern Green instead of Emerald?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fern 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 Fern Green on the colour wheel See Emerald on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fern Green

Fern Green vs Dark Green (72.028)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Emerald
Fern Green vs Splinter Green (70.756)Model Color · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Emerald
Fern Green vs Park Green Flat (70.969)Model Color · ΔE 17, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Emerald

Emerald vs Seawater (IONIC-0107)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Fern Green
Emerald vs Emerald Green (A.MIG-0647)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Fern Green
Emerald vs IJN Nakajima Dark Green (ATOM-20096)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Fern Green

All matches: Fern Green equivalents · Emerald equivalents