What is the difference between Emerald and Foul Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Foul Green is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Emerald vs Foul Green

Emerald

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11144
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #24b19e (estimate)

Foul Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.025
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3dc1a4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Foul Green is a little lighter, warmer than Emerald.

Can I use Foul Green instead of Emerald?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Foul Green is a little lighter, warmer than Emerald.

Can I use Emerald instead of Foul Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Emerald is a little darker, 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 Emerald on the colour wheel See Foul Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Emerald

Emerald vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Foul Green
Emerald vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair
Emerald vs A-28M Greyish Blue (71.319)Model Air · ΔE 19, loose

Other AK Interactive paints close to Foul Green

Foul Green vs Mint Green (AK11143)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Emerald
Foul Green vs Lizard Green (AK11145)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 13, fair
Foul Green vs Cold Green (AK11273)Color Punch · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Emerald equivalents · Foul Green equivalents