What is the difference between Emerald Scream and Blue Green?

ΔE 22 (loose). Blue Green is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Emerald Scream vs Blue Green

Emerald Scream

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a816f (estimate)

Blue Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.808
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b7e8d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Blue Green is more muted, cooler than Emerald Scream.

Can I use Blue Green instead of Emerald Scream?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Blue Green is more muted, cooler than Emerald Scream.

Can I use Emerald Scream instead of Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Emerald Scream 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 Emerald Scream on the colour wheel See Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Emerald Scream

Emerald Scream vs Light Emerald (70.755)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue Green
Emerald Scream vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Blue Green
Emerald Scream vs Emerald (70.838)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Blue Green

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Blue Green

Blue Green vs Lucky 38Bear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Emerald Scream
Blue Green vs Freezing MoonBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Emerald Scream
Blue Green vs Bismark's GraveBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Emerald Scream

All matches: Emerald Scream equivalents · Blue Green equivalents