What is the difference between Pure Green and Lime Green?

ΔE 16 (loose). Lime Green is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pure Green vs Lime Green

Pure Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-528
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #68b453 (estimate)

Lime Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.827
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6e9735 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lime Green is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Pure Green.

Can I use Lime Green instead of Pure Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Lime Green is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Pure Green.

Can I use Pure Green instead of Lime Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pure Green is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Lime Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pure Green

Pure Green vs Sick Green (72.029)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Lime Green
Pure Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Lime Green
Pure Green vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 22, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Lime Green

Lime Green vs Yellow Green (ATOM-20073)ATOM · ΔE 10, close · closer than Pure Green
Lime Green vs Bright Green (ATOM-20084)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Pure Green
Lime Green vs Resedagrün (RAL 6011) (ATOM-20081)ATOM · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pure Green

All matches: Pure Green equivalents · Lime Green equivalents