What is the difference between Viridian Green Hue and Green Sky?

ΔE 19 (loose). Green Sky is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Viridian Green Hue vs Green Sky

Viridian Green Hue

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PW6 / PB15:3 / PY150 / PBr7
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b8b6c (estimate)

Green Sky

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.974
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #688c5c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Green Sky is more muted, warmer than Viridian Green Hue.

Can I use Green Sky instead of Viridian Green Hue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Green Sky is more muted, warmer than Viridian Green Hue.

Can I use Viridian Green Hue instead of Green Sky?

The same difference applies the other way round: Viridian Green Hue is more saturated, 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 Viridian Green Hue on the colour wheel See Green Sky on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Viridian Green Hue

Viridian Green Hue vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Green Sky
Viridian Green Hue vs Light Emerald (70.755)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Green Sky
Viridian Green Hue vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Green Sky

Other Golden paints close to Green Sky

Green Sky vs Terre Verte HueHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Viridian Green Hue
Green Sky vs Chromium Oxide Green (PG17)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Viridian Green Hue
Green Sky vs Chromium Oxide Green DarkHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Viridian Green Hue

All matches: Viridian Green Hue equivalents · Green Sky equivalents