What is the difference between Russian Green 1 and Bright Green?

ΔE 24 (loose). Bright Green is a little darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Russian Green 1 vs Bright Green

Russian Green 1

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-135
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b9b4e (estimate)

Bright Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.758
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #628349 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bright Green is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Russian Green 1.

Can I use Bright Green instead of Russian Green 1?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Bright Green is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Russian Green 1.

Can I use Russian Green 1 instead of Bright Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Russian Green 1 is a little lighter, much more saturated, 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 Russian Green 1 on the colour wheel See Bright Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Russian Green 1

Russian Green 1 vs Sick Green (72.029)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Bright Green
Russian Green 1 vs Angel Green (72.123)Game Color · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Bright Green
Russian Green 1 vs Lime Green (70.827)Model Color · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Bright Green

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Bright Green

Bright Green vs RLM 82 Light Green (C-122)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Russian Green 1
Bright Green vs Light Brown (H-321)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Russian Green 1
Bright Green vs IJN Type21 Camouflage Color (C-604)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Russian Green 1

All matches: Russian Green 1 equivalents · Bright Green equivalents