What is the difference between Poison Green and Lime Green?

ΔE 35 (loose). Lime Green is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Poison Green vs Lime Green

Poison Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c5824 (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 35.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lime Green is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Poison Green.

Can I use Lime Green instead of Poison Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 35). Lime Green is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Poison Green.

Can I use Poison Green instead of Lime Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Poison Green is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer.

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 Poison Green on the colour wheel See Lime Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Poison Green

Poison Green vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Lime Green
Poison Green vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Lime Green
Poison Green vs Earth Green (Early) (70.611)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · 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 Poison Green
Lime Green vs Nature Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 28, loose · closer than Poison Green
Lime Green vs Emerald Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 33, loose · closer than Poison Green

All matches: Poison Green equivalents · Lime Green equivalents