What is the difference between Oxide Green and Pale Green?

ΔE 12 (fair). Pale Green is much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oxide Green vs Pale Green

Oxide Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #58833f (estimate)

Pale Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.095
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #638050 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Green is much more muted than Oxide Green.

Can I use Pale Green instead of Oxide Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Pale Green is much more muted than Oxide Green.

Can I use Oxide Green instead of Pale Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Oxide Green is much more saturated.

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 Oxide Green on the colour wheel See Pale Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Oxide Green

Oxide Green vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Green
Oxide Green vs Green Sky (70.974)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair
Oxide Green vs Lime Green (70.827)Model Color · ΔE 16, loose

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Pale Green

Pale Green vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Oxide Green
Pale Green vs Viridian Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose
Pale Green vs Poison Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Oxide Green equivalents · Pale Green equivalents