What is the difference between Trollblood Base and Light Emerald?

ΔE 18 (loose). Light Emerald is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Trollblood Base vs Light Emerald

Trollblood Base

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93047
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #35889c (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 18.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Emerald is a little darker, warmer than Trollblood Base.

Can I use Light Emerald instead of Trollblood Base?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Light Emerald is a little darker, warmer than Trollblood Base.

Can I use Trollblood Base instead of Light Emerald?

The same difference applies the other way round: Trollblood Base is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Trollblood Base on the colour wheel See Light Emerald on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Trollblood Base

Trollblood Base vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Emerald
Trollblood Base vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Emerald
Trollblood Base vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Emerald

Other Formula P3 paints close to Light Emerald

Light Emerald vs Eldritch (93149)Formula P3 · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Trollblood Base
Light Emerald vs Meredius Blue (93048)Formula P3 · ΔE 21, loose
Light Emerald vs Coal Black (93046)Formula P3 · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Trollblood Base equivalents · Light Emerald equivalents