What is the difference between Bestial Green and Emerald?

ΔE 24 (loose). Emerald is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bestial Green vs Emerald

Bestial Green

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA35
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5d624d (estimate)

Emerald

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

How close are they?

ΔE 24.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Emerald is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler than Bestial Green.

Can I use Emerald instead of Bestial Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Emerald is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler than Bestial Green.

Can I use Bestial Green instead of Emerald?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bestial Green is a little lighter, much more muted, 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 Bestial Green on the colour wheel See Emerald on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bestial Green

Bestial Green vs Green Grey (70.886)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Emerald
Bestial Green vs Light Olive (71.247)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Emerald
Bestial Green vs Grey RLM02 (71.044)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Emerald

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Emerald

Emerald vs Dragon Blue (NA26)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Bestial Green
Emerald vs Forest Green (NA34)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Bestial Green
Emerald vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Bestial Green equivalents · Emerald equivalents