What is the difference between Sybarite Green and Emerald?

ΔE 17 (loose). Emerald is noticeably darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sybarite Green vs Emerald

Sybarite Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a8a6a (estimate)

Emerald

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.838
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #116450 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Emerald is noticeably darker, more muted than Sybarite Green.

Can I use Emerald instead of Sybarite Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Emerald is noticeably darker, more muted than Sybarite Green.

Can I use Sybarite Green instead of Emerald?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sybarite Green is noticeably lighter, more saturated.

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 Sybarite Green on the colour wheel See Emerald on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sybarite Green

Sybarite Green vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Emerald
Sybarite Green vs Light Emerald (70.755)Model Color · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Emerald
Sybarite Green vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Emerald

Other Citadel paints close to Emerald

Emerald vs Sons of Horus GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sybarite Green
Emerald vs Waaagh! FleshColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sybarite Green
Emerald vs Vulkan GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sybarite Green

All matches: Sybarite Green equivalents · Emerald equivalents