What is the difference between Lemon Green and Toxic Yellow?

ΔE 22 (loose). Toxic Yellow is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lemon Green vs Toxic Yellow

Lemon Green

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09147
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aad36c (estimate)

Toxic Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eae083 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Toxic Yellow is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Lemon Green.

Can I use Toxic Yellow instead of Lemon Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Toxic Yellow is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Lemon Green.

Can I use Lemon Green instead of Toxic Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lemon Green is a little darker, 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 Lemon Green on the colour wheel See Toxic Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Lemon Green

Lemon Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Toxic Yellow
Lemon Green vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Toxic Yellow
Lemon Green vs Lime Green (70.827)Model Color · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Toxic Yellow

Other Reaper paints close to Toxic Yellow

Toxic Yellow vs Golden Blonde (09033)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Lemon Green
Toxic Yellow vs Desert Sand (09156)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Lemon Green
Toxic Yellow vs Lemon Yellow (09009)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Lemon Green

All matches: Lemon Green equivalents · Toxic Yellow equivalents