Emerald vs Jade

Emerald and Jade are both greens, but they are not the same color: the measured difference between their classic values is ΔE 10.1, clearly different colors.

Emerald

RGB: 80, 200, 120
HSL: 140, 52%, 55%
OKLCH: 74.5% 0.158 151.5

Temperature: neutral, leaning cool

Closest encyclopedia entry: Seaweed

Jade

RGB: 0, 168, 107
HSL: 158, 100%, 33%
OKLCH: 64.5% 0.149 158.8

Temperature: neutral, leaning cool

Closest encyclopedia entry: Jade

Measured difference: ΔE 10.1 · clearly different colors. ΔE is a measure of perceived color difference; below 2.3 most people can't tell colors apart.

Guide

How to tell Emerald and Jade apart

1 Emerald is measurably lighter (10 points of OKLCH lightness). Squint: the one that survives is Jade.
2 Check them against a true neutral gray: subtle undertones surface immediately next to something with no undertone at all.

Guide

When to use which

Emerald is a surface color: it needs a dark background before it can carry text.

Jade is a surface color: it needs a dark background before it can carry text.

Palettes

Their palettes, side by side

Emerald complementary palette

Jade complementary palette

Emerald analogous palette

Jade analogous palette

FAQ

FAQs

Are Emerald and Jade the same color?

No. Using their classic reference values, they differ by ΔE 10.1 (a measure of perceived color difference; below 2.3 most people can't tell colors apart). That makes them clearly different colors.

Which is darker, Emerald or Jade?

Jade is darker: 10 points lower in OKLCH lightness than Emerald.