What is the difference between Poison Ivy and Light Emerald?

ΔE 10 (fair). Light Emerald is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Poison Ivy vs Light Emerald

Poison Ivy

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #36765f (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 10.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Emerald is a little lighter, cooler than Poison Ivy.

Can I use Light Emerald instead of Poison Ivy?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Light Emerald is a little lighter, cooler than Poison Ivy.

Can I use Poison Ivy instead of Light Emerald?

The same difference applies the other way round: Poison Ivy is a little darker, 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 Poison Ivy on the colour wheel See Light Emerald on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy vs Park Green Flat (70.969)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Emerald
Poison Ivy vs Emerald (70.838)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Emerald
Poison Ivy vs Light Green RLM25 (71.267)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Emerald

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Light Emerald

Light Emerald vs Emerald ScreamBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Poison Ivy
Light Emerald vs Forest of ShadowsBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Poison Ivy
Light Emerald vs Green HellBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Poison Ivy equivalents · Light Emerald equivalents