What is the difference between Aquamarine and Foul Green?

ΔE 11 (fair). Foul Green is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Aquamarine vs Foul Green

Aquamarine

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20116
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #44c0b6 (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 11.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Foul Green is more saturated, warmer than Aquamarine.

Can I use Foul Green instead of Aquamarine?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Foul Green is more saturated, warmer than Aquamarine.

Can I use Aquamarine instead of Foul Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Aquamarine is more muted, 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 Aquamarine on the colour wheel See Foul Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Aquamarine

Aquamarine vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Foul Green
Aquamarine vs Aquamarine (72.119)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair
Aquamarine vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 17, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Foul Green

Foul Green vs Magic Green (IONIC-0116)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Aquamarine
Foul Green vs Turquoise Green (ATOM-20114)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Aquamarine
Foul Green vs Jade Green (ATOM-20115)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Aquamarine equivalents · Foul Green equivalents