What is the difference between Lime Green and Goblin Green?

ΔE 19 (loose). Goblin Green is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lime Green vs Goblin Green

Lime Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-50
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7eb162 (estimate)

Goblin Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.030
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77aa33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Goblin Green is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Lime Green.

Can I use Goblin Green instead of Lime Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Goblin Green is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Lime Green.

Can I use Lime Green instead of Goblin Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lime Green is a little lighter, 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 Lime Green on the colour wheel See Goblin Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Lime Green

Lime Green vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Goblin Green
Lime Green vs Lime Green (70.827)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Goblin Green
Lime Green vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 20, loose

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Goblin Green

Goblin Green vs Lime Green (N-50)Acrysion · ΔE 19, loose
Goblin Green vs Yellow Green (H-16)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 20, loose
Goblin Green vs Yellow Green (N-16)Acrysion · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Lime Green equivalents · Goblin Green equivalents