What is the difference between Phthalo Green and Light Green RLM25?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Green RLM25 is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phthalo Green vs Light Green RLM25

Phthalo Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d807b (estimate)

Light Green RLM25

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.267
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #45776b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Green RLM25 is more muted, warmer than Phthalo Green.

Can I use Light Green RLM25 instead of Phthalo Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Green RLM25 is more muted, warmer than Phthalo Green.

Can I use Phthalo Green instead of Light Green RLM25?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phthalo Green 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 Phthalo Green on the colour wheel See Light Green RLM25 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Phthalo Green

Phthalo Green vs Light Emerald (70.755)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Green RLM25
Phthalo Green vs Scurvy Green (72.027)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Green RLM25
Phthalo Green vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Light Green RLM25

Light Green RLM25 vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair
Light Green RLM25 vs Morning Sky (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 13, fair
Light Green RLM25 vs Viridian Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Phthalo Green equivalents · Light Green RLM25 equivalents