Ethereal Green vs Pale Green

Ethereal Green

Brand
Two Thin Coats
Range
Triads: highlights
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#55803b (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 12.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Green is much more muted than Ethereal Green.

Can I use Pale Green instead of Ethereal Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Pale Green is much more muted than Ethereal Green.

Can I use Ethereal Green instead of Pale Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ethereal Green is much 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 Ethereal Green on the colour wheel See Pale Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ethereal Green

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Pale Green

All matches: Ethereal Green equivalents · Pale Green equivalents

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