What is the difference between Waaagh! Flesh and Emerald?

ΔE 9 (close). Emerald is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Waaagh! Flesh vs Emerald

Waaagh! Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a5a3a (estimate)

Emerald

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

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Emerald is a little lighter, cooler than Waaagh! Flesh.

Can I use Emerald instead of Waaagh! Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Emerald is a little lighter, cooler than Waaagh! Flesh.

Can I use Waaagh! Flesh instead of Emerald?

The same difference applies the other way round: Waaagh! Flesh is a little darker, 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 Waaagh! Flesh on the colour wheel See Emerald on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Waaagh! Flesh

Waaagh! Flesh vs Dark Green (72.028)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Emerald
Waaagh! Flesh vs Splinter Green (70.756)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Emerald
Waaagh! Flesh vs Park Green Flat (70.969)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Citadel paints close to Emerald

Emerald vs Sons of Horus GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Waaagh! Flesh
Emerald vs Vulkan GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Emerald vs Lupercal GreenColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Waaagh! Flesh equivalents · Emerald equivalents