What is the difference between Army Green and Lime Green?

ΔE 18 (loose). Lime Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Army Green vs Lime Green

Army Green

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA38
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a2ab39 (estimate)

Lime Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.827
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6e9735 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lime Green is a little darker, cooler than Army Green.

Can I use Lime Green instead of Army Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Lime Green is a little darker, cooler than Army Green.

Can I use Army Green instead of Lime Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Army Green

Army Green vs Camouflage Green (72.031)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Lime Green
Army Green vs German Yellow (70.806)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Lime Green
Army Green vs Ivory RLM05 (71.106)Model Air · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Lime Green

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Lime Green

Lime Green vs Elven Green (NA37)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Army Green
Lime Green vs Orc Green (NA36)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose
Lime Green vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 37, loose

All matches: Army Green equivalents · Lime Green equivalents