What is the difference between Park Green and Lime Green?

ΔE 28 (loose). Lime Green is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Park Green vs Lime Green

Park Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-21
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #02a44f (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 27.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lime Green is more muted, warmer than Park Green.

Can I use Lime Green instead of Park Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 28). Lime Green is more muted, warmer than Park Green.

Can I use Park Green instead of Lime Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Park Green is 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 Park Green on the colour wheel See Lime Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Park Green

Park Green vs Sick Green (72.029)Game Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Lime Green
Park Green vs Angel Green (72.123)Game Color · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Lime Green
Park Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 28, loose

Other Tamiya paints close to Lime Green

Lime Green vs Light Green (X-15)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Park Green
Lime Green vs Light Green (PS-8)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Park Green
Lime Green vs Yellow Green (XF-4)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Park Green

All matches: Park Green equivalents · Lime Green equivalents