What is the difference between Kabalite Green and Light Emerald?

ΔE 15 (loose). Light Emerald is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Kabalite Green vs Light Emerald

Kabalite Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a8a6a (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 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Emerald is more muted, cooler than Kabalite Green.

Can I use Light Emerald instead of Kabalite Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Light Emerald is more muted, cooler than Kabalite Green.

Can I use Kabalite Green instead of Light Emerald?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Kabalite Green

Kabalite Green vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Emerald
Kabalite Green vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 16, loose
Kabalite Green vs Emerald (70.838)Model Color · ΔE 17, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Light Emerald

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

All matches: Kabalite Green equivalents · Light Emerald equivalents