What is the difference between Lime Green and Electric Lime?

ΔE 10 (close). Electric Lime is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lime Green vs Electric Lime

Lime Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20089
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b6dd29 (estimate)

Electric Lime

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bdd000 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Electric Lime is a little darker, warmer than Lime Green.

Can I use Electric Lime instead of Lime Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Electric Lime is a little darker, warmer than Lime Green.

Can I use Lime Green instead of Electric Lime?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lime 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 Lime Green on the colour wheel See Electric Lime on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Lime Green

Lime Green vs Vivid VoltWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 13, fair
Lime Green vs Poisonous CloudWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 13, fair
Lime Green vs RainforestWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 14, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Electric Lime

Electric Lime vs Pistachio (ATOM-20088)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Lime Green
Electric Lime vs Lime Green (A.MIG-0650)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, close · closer than Lime Green
Electric Lime vs Light Olive Green (IONIC-0137)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Lime Green

All matches: Lime Green equivalents · Electric Lime equivalents