What is the difference between Fluorescent Green and Moss and Lichen?

ΔE 18 (loose). Moss and Lichen is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fluorescent Green vs Moss and Lichen

Fluorescent Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-28
Type: a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch: #98c93c (estimate)

Moss and Lichen

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Special FX / Fluo
Code: 72.611
Type: a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch: #d0da4c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Moss and Lichen is a little lighter, warmer than Fluorescent Green.

Can I use Moss and Lichen instead of Fluorescent Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Moss and Lichen is a little lighter, warmer than Fluorescent Green.

Can I use Fluorescent Green instead of Moss and Lichen?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fluorescent Green is a little darker, 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 Fluorescent Green on the colour wheel See Moss and Lichen on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fluorescent Green

Fluorescent Green vs Bile (72.606)Game Color Special FX / Fluo · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Moss and Lichen
Fluorescent Green vs Fluorescent Green (72.104)Game Color Special FX / Fluo · ΔE 21, loose
Fluorescent Green vs Fluorescent Yellow (72.103)Game Color Special FX / Fluo · ΔE 32, loose

Other Tamiya paints close to Moss and Lichen

Moss and Lichen vs Fluorescent Yellow (PS-27)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 28, loose
Moss and Lichen vs Fluorescent Orange (TS-96)TS Spray · ΔE 44, loose
Moss and Lichen vs Fluorescent Orange (PS-24)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 88, loose

All matches: Fluorescent Green equivalents · Moss and Lichen equivalents