What is the difference between Viridian Green and Light Green Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Light Green Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Viridian Green vs Light Green Blue

Viridian Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #768c75 (estimate)

Light Green Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.972
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #799188 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Green Blue is more muted, cooler than Viridian Green.

Can I use Light Green Blue instead of Viridian Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Light Green Blue is more muted, cooler than Viridian Green.

Can I use Viridian Green instead of Light Green Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Viridian Green is more saturated, 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 Viridian Green on the colour wheel See Light Green Blue 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 Light Green Blue
Viridian Green vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Green Blue
Viridian Green vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Green Blue

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Light Green Blue

Light Green Blue vs Soft Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair
Light Green Blue vs Morning Sky (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 17, loose
Light Green Blue vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Viridian Green equivalents · Light Green Blue equivalents