What is the difference between Green and Emerald?

ΔE 19 (loose). Emerald is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green vs Emerald

Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-6
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0e612e (estimate)

Emerald

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.838
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #116450 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Emerald is much more muted, cooler than Green.

Can I use Emerald instead of Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Emerald is much more muted, cooler than Green.

Can I use Green instead of Emerald?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Green

Green vs Dark Green (72.028)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Emerald
Green vs Splinter Green (70.756)Model Color · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Emerald
Green vs Olive Green (70.967)Model Color · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Emerald

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Emerald

Emerald vs Light Green (C-319)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Green
Emerald vs Grayish Blue FS35237 (H-337)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Green
Emerald vs IJA Green (H-60)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Green

All matches: Green equivalents · Emerald equivalents