What is the difference between Emerald Green and Lime Green?

ΔE 33 (loose). Lime Green is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Emerald Green vs Lime Green

Emerald Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #25a370 (estimate)

Lime Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.827
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6e9735 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 32.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lime Green is more saturated, warmer than Emerald Green.

Can I use Lime Green instead of Emerald Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 33). Lime Green is more saturated, warmer than Emerald Green.

Can I use Emerald Green instead of Lime Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Emerald Green is more muted, 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 Emerald Green on the colour wheel See Lime Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Emerald Green

Emerald Green vs Foul Green (72.025)Game Color · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Lime Green
Emerald Green vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Lime Green
Emerald Green vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Lime Green

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Lime Green

Lime Green vs Oxide Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Emerald Green
Lime Green vs Nature Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 28, loose · closer than Emerald Green
Lime Green vs Poison Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 35, loose

All matches: Emerald Green equivalents · Lime Green equivalents