What is the difference between Green Morkshroom and Light Emerald?

ΔE 21 (loose). Light Emerald is noticeably darker, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green Morkshroom vs Light Emerald

Green Morkshroom

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T5
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1ea382 (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 20.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Emerald is noticeably darker, much more muted, cooler than Green Morkshroom.

Can I use Light Emerald instead of Green Morkshroom?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Light Emerald is noticeably darker, much more muted, cooler than Green Morkshroom.

Can I use Green Morkshroom instead of Light Emerald?

The same difference applies the other way round: Green Morkshroom is noticeably 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 Green Morkshroom on the colour wheel See Light Emerald on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Green Morkshroom

Green Morkshroom vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Light Emerald
Green Morkshroom vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Emerald
Green Morkshroom vs Foul Green (72.025)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Emerald

Other Citadel paints close to Light Emerald

Light Emerald vs Sotek GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Green Morkshroom
Light Emerald vs Sons of Horus GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Green Morkshroom
Light Emerald vs Stegadon Scale GreenColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Green Morkshroom

All matches: Green Morkshroom equivalents · Light Emerald equivalents