What is the difference between Green and Emerald?

ΔE 10 (close). Emerald is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green vs Emerald

Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-9
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #105036 (estimate)

Emerald

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

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Emerald is a little lighter, cooler than Green.

Can I use Emerald instead of Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Emerald is a little lighter, cooler than Green.

Can I use Green instead of Emerald?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Green

Green vs Deep Green (70.970)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Emerald
Green vs Dark Green (72.028)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Emerald
Green vs Park Green Flat (70.969)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Tamiya paints close to Emerald

Emerald vs Dark Green (IJA) (AS-17)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, close · closer than Green
Emerald vs British Green (TS-9)TS Spray · ΔE 7, close · closer than Green
Emerald vs Deep Green (XF-26)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Green

All matches: Green equivalents · Emerald equivalents