What is the difference between Elysian Green and Pale Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Pale Green is a little darker, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Elysian Green vs Pale Green

Elysian Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a8a3a (estimate)

Pale Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.095
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #638050 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Green is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Elysian Green.

Can I use Pale Green instead of Elysian Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Pale Green is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Elysian Green.

Can I use Elysian Green instead of Pale Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Elysian Green is a little lighter, much 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 Elysian Green on the colour wheel See Pale Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Elysian Green

Elysian Green vs Lime Green (70.827)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Pale Green
Elysian Green vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Pale Green
Elysian Green vs Dark Yellow (70.978)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pale Green

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Green

Pale Green vs Straken GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Elysian Green
Pale Green vs Death Guard GreenColour: Base · ΔE 10, close · closer than Elysian Green
Pale Green vs Loren ForestColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Elysian Green

All matches: Elysian Green equivalents · Pale Green equivalents