What is the difference between Viridian Green and Green Sky?

ΔE 15 (loose). Green Sky is much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Viridian Green vs Green Sky

Viridian Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #768c75 (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 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Green Sky is much more saturated, warmer than Viridian Green.

Can I use Green Sky instead of Viridian Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Green Sky is much more saturated, warmer than Viridian Green.

Can I use Viridian Green instead of Green Sky?

The same difference applies the other way round: Viridian Green is much 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 Viridian Green on the colour wheel See Green Sky on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Viridian Green

Viridian Green vs IDF/IAF Green (71.126)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Green Sky
Viridian Green vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Green Sky
Viridian Green vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Green Sky

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Green Sky

Green Sky vs Oxide Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Viridian Green
Green Sky vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Viridian Green
Green Sky vs Soft Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Viridian Green equivalents · Green Sky equivalents