What is the difference between Contagion Green and Pale Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Pale Green is noticeably darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Contagion Green vs Pale Green

Contagion Green

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8d9f80 (estimate)

Pale Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.095
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #638050 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Green is noticeably darker, more saturated than Contagion Green.

Can I use Pale Green instead of Contagion Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Pale Green is noticeably darker, more saturated than Contagion Green.

Can I use Contagion Green instead of Pale Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Contagion Green is noticeably lighter, more muted.

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 Contagion Green on the colour wheel See Pale Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Contagion Green

Contagion Green vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Green
Contagion Green vs IJA Light Grey Green (71.321)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Green
Contagion Green vs Sky Type S (71.302)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Green

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Pale Green

Pale Green vs Orc HideTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Contagion Green
Pale Green vs Ethereal GreenTriads: highlights · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Contagion Green
Pale Green vs Fury GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Contagion Green equivalents · Pale Green equivalents