What is the difference between Jade Green and Intermediate Green?

ΔE 16 (loose). Intermediate Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Jade Green vs Intermediate Green

Jade Green

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #317867 (estimate)

Intermediate Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.891
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #466444 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Intermediate Green is a little darker, warmer than Jade Green.

Can I use Intermediate Green instead of Jade Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Intermediate Green is a little darker, warmer than Jade Green.

Can I use Jade Green instead of Intermediate Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Jade Green is a little lighter, 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 Jade Green on the colour wheel See Intermediate Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Jade Green

Jade Green vs Light Emerald (70.755)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Intermediate Green
Jade Green vs Light Green RLM25 (71.267)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Intermediate Green
Jade Green vs Park Green Flat (70.969)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Intermediate Green

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Intermediate Green

Intermediate Green vs Emerald GreenTriads: midtones · ΔE 7, close · closer than Jade Green
Intermediate Green vs Fury GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Jade Green
Intermediate Green vs Eidolon GreyTriads: midtones · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Jade Green

All matches: Jade Green equivalents · Intermediate Green equivalents