What is the difference between Wizards Orb and Light Emerald?

ΔE 6 (close). Light Emerald is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wizards Orb vs Light Emerald

Wizards Orb

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0a8070 (estimate)

Light Emerald

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.755
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b8279 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Emerald is more muted, cooler than Wizards Orb.

Can I use Light Emerald instead of Wizards Orb?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Light Emerald is more muted, cooler than Wizards Orb.

Can I use Wizards Orb instead of Light Emerald?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wizards Orb is more saturated, warmer.

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 Wizards Orb on the colour wheel See Light Emerald on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wizards Orb

Wizards Orb vs Scurvy Green (72.027)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair
Wizards Orb vs Emerald (70.838)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair
Wizards Orb vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Emerald

Light Emerald vs Dewpath (Vol. 3)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Wizards Orb
Light Emerald vs Medieval ForestWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Light Emerald vs Hydra TurquoiseWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Wizards Orb equivalents · Light Emerald equivalents