This is a common color; 4 other brands cover it, the nearest being The Army Painter Guardian Green at 97 percent. Emerald sits in the teal family: dark in tone, vivid in saturation, cool in cast. It builds a smooth gradient with Fern Green underneath and Splinter Green on the highlights, all in the Vallejo line. Treat it as an easy swap, just confirm the finish type matches before you commit.
Emerald equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the easy ones. A same finish twin exists, and 4 brands in the catalog land close enough to consider.
Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Guardian Green, the same color for practical purposes (delta E 0.5).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Cold Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.4).
- Scale75's closest color: Scale75 Boreal Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.5).
- Nearest in the Humbrol catalog: Humbrol Green, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.7).
- Best Monument Pro Acryl option: Monument Pro Acryl Bright Jade, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.2).
- From Revell: Revell Sea Green (RAL 6028), workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.8).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 0.5 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
AK Interactive
Scale75
Humbrol
Monument Pro Acryl
Revell
Green Stuff World
P3 Paints
Tamiya
Citadel
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Emerald?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Guardian Green at 97% color similarity.
What color is Emerald?
Emerald is a dark vivid teal with a cool undertone (hex #006249).
What do I highlight and shade Emerald with?
Highlight Emerald toward Splinter Green and shade it down into Fern Green, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.