Pearl Green vs Beetle Green

Pearl Green

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-60
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#80c0a6 (estimate)

Beetle Green

Brand
Vallejo
Range
True Metallic Metal
Code
77.113 Light
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#9aceb6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Beetle Green is a little lighter, more muted than Pearl Green. They are different kinds of paint: Tamiya Pearl Green is a pearl paint and Vallejo Beetle Green is a metallic, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Beetle Green instead of Pearl Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Beetle Green is a little lighter, more muted than Pearl Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Pearl Green instead of Beetle Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pearl Green is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Pearl Green on the colour wheel See Beetle Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pearl Green

Other Tamiya paints close to Beetle Green

All matches: Pearl Green equivalents · Beetle Green equivalents

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