What is the difference between Goblin Green and Lime Green?

ΔE 21 (loose). Lime Green is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Goblin Green vs Lime Green

Goblin Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #309a30 (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 20.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lime Green is much more muted, warmer than Goblin Green.

Can I use Lime Green instead of Goblin Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Lime Green is much more muted, warmer than Goblin Green.

Can I use Goblin Green instead of Lime Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Goblin Green

Goblin Green vs Sick Green (72.029)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Lime Green
Goblin Green vs Angel Green (72.123)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Lime Green
Goblin Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Lime Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Lime Green

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

All matches: Goblin Green equivalents · Lime Green equivalents