What is the difference between Elven Green and Lime Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Lime Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Elven Green vs Lime Green

Elven Green

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA37
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7da949 (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 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Lime Green is a little darker than Elven Green.

Can I use Lime Green instead of Elven Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Lime Green is a little darker than Elven Green.

Can I use Elven Green instead of Lime Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Elven Green is a little lighter.

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 Elven Green on the colour wheel See Lime Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Elven Green

Elven Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair
Elven Green vs Sick Green (72.029)Game Color · ΔE 16, loose
Elven Green vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 16, loose

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Lime Green

Lime Green vs Army Green (NA38)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose
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: Elven Green equivalents · Lime Green equivalents