What is the difference between Pure Green and Yellow Green?

ΔE 18 (loose). Yellow Green is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pure Green vs Yellow Green

Pure Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0633
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #97c11e (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 18.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Green is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Pure Green.

Can I use Yellow Green instead of Pure Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Yellow Green is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Pure Green.

Can I use Pure Green instead of Yellow Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pure Green is noticeably darker, more muted, 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 Pure Green on the colour wheel See Yellow Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pure Green

Pure Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Yellow Green
Pure Green vs Lemon Yellow (70.952)Model Color · ΔE 23, loose
Pure Green vs Camouflage Green (72.031)Game Color · ΔE 27, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Yellow Green

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

All matches: Pure Green equivalents · Yellow Green equivalents