What is the difference between Golden Olive and Sick Green?

ΔE 18 (loose). Sick Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Olive vs Sick Green

Golden Olive

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11139
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7ca629 (estimate)

Sick Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.029
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #44962f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sick Green is a little darker, cooler than Golden Olive.

Can I use Sick Green instead of Golden Olive?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Sick Green is a little darker, cooler than Golden Olive.

Can I use Golden Olive instead of Sick Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Olive is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Golden Olive on the colour wheel See Sick Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Olive

Golden Olive vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sick Green
Golden Olive vs Lime Green (70.827)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Sick Green
Golden Olive vs Camouflage Green (72.031)Game Color · ΔE 25, loose

Other AK Interactive paints close to Sick Green

Sick Green vs Clear Green (AK11216)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Golden Olive
Sick Green vs Intermediate Green (AK11149)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Golden Olive
Sick Green vs Light Green (AK11141)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Golden Olive

All matches: Golden Olive equivalents · Sick Green equivalents