What is the difference between Leafy Green and Lime Green?

ΔE 25 (loose). Lime Green is a little darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leafy Green vs Lime Green

Leafy Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #72b61c (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 24.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lime Green is a little darker, much more muted than Leafy Green.

Can I use Lime Green instead of Leafy Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Lime Green is a little darker, much more muted than Leafy Green.

Can I use Leafy Green instead of Lime Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leafy Green is a little lighter, much more saturated.

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 Leafy Green on the colour wheel See Lime Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Leafy Green

Leafy Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Lime Green
Leafy Green vs Sick Green (72.029)Game Color · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Lime Green
Leafy Green vs Scorpy Green (72.032)Game Color · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Lime Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Lime Green

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

All matches: Leafy Green equivalents · Lime Green equivalents