What is the difference between Sybarite Green and Light Emerald?

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

Sybarite Green vs Light Emerald

Sybarite 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 Sybarite Green.

Can I use Light Emerald instead of Sybarite Green?

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

Can I use Sybarite Green instead of Light Emerald?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sybarite 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 Sybarite Green on the colour wheel See Light 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 Light Emerald
Sybarite Green vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 16, loose
Sybarite 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 Sybarite Green
Light Emerald vs Sons of Horus GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Sybarite Green
Light Emerald vs Stegadon Scale GreenColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Sybarite Green

All matches: Sybarite Green equivalents · Light Emerald equivalents