What is the difference between Dragon Blue and Emerald?

ΔE 10 (close). Emerald is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dragon Blue vs Emerald

Dragon Blue

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA26
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #28665f (estimate)

Emerald

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

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Emerald is more saturated, warmer than Dragon Blue.

Can I use Emerald instead of Dragon Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Emerald is more saturated, warmer than Dragon Blue.

Can I use Dragon Blue instead of Emerald?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dragon Blue is 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 Dragon Blue on the colour wheel See Emerald on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dragon Blue

Dragon Blue vs Scurvy Green (72.027)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Emerald
Dragon Blue vs Light Green RLM25 (71.267)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Emerald
Dragon Blue vs Park Green Flat (70.969)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Emerald

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Emerald

Emerald vs Forest Green (NA34)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair
Emerald vs Bestial Green (NA35)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 24, loose
Emerald vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Dragon Blue equivalents · Emerald equivalents