What is the difference between Goblinoid Green and Lime Green?

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

Goblinoid Green vs Lime Green

Goblinoid Green

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8cb86b (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 16.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lime Green is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Goblinoid Green.

Can I use Lime Green instead of Goblinoid Green?

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

Can I use Goblinoid Green instead of Lime Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Goblinoid Green is noticeably lighter, more muted, 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 Goblinoid Green on the colour wheel See Lime Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Goblinoid Green

Goblinoid Green vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Lime Green
Goblinoid Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 21, loose
Goblinoid Green vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 21, loose

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Lime Green

Lime Green vs Ethereal GreenTriads: highlights · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Goblinoid Green
Lime Green vs Talisman GreenBrights · ΔE 20, loose
Lime Green vs Troll Snot GreenTriads: highlights · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Goblinoid Green equivalents · Lime Green equivalents