What is the difference between Moss Green and Yellow Green?

ΔE 16 (loose). Yellow Green is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Moss Green vs Yellow Green

Moss Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0129
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b9c52a (estimate)

Yellow Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.954
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cce428 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Green is a little lighter, more saturated than Moss Green.

Can I use Yellow Green instead of Moss Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Yellow Green is a little lighter, more saturated than Moss Green.

Can I use Moss Green instead of Yellow Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moss Green is a little darker, more muted.

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 Moss Green on the colour wheel See Yellow Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Moss Green

Moss Green vs Lemon Yellow (70.952)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Yellow Green
Moss Green vs Camouflage Green (72.031)Game Color · ΔE 18, loose
Moss Green vs Light Yellow (70.949)Model Color · ΔE 20, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Yellow Green

Yellow Green vs Lime Green (ATOM-20089)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Moss Green
Yellow Green vs Pistachio (ATOM-20088)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Moss Green
Yellow Green vs Lime Green (A.MIG-0650)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Moss Green

All matches: Moss Green equivalents · Yellow Green equivalents