What is the difference between Feral Green and Lime Green?

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

Feral Green vs Lime Green

Feral Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a9a58 (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 17.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lime Green is more saturated, warmer than Feral Green.

Can I use Lime Green instead of Feral Green?

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

Can I use Feral Green instead of Lime Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Feral Green

Feral Green vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Lime Green
Feral Green vs Green Sky (70.974)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Lime Green
Feral Green vs Pale Green (71.095)Model Air · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Lime Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Lime Green

Lime Green vs Undergrowth GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Feral Green
Lime Green vs Bogey GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Feral Green
Lime Green vs Ferocious GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Feral Green equivalents · Lime Green equivalents