What is the difference between Magic Green and Foul Green?

ΔE 6 (close). Foul Green is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Magic Green vs Foul Green

Magic Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0116
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00c7b1 (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 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Foul Green is warmer than Magic Green.

Can I use Foul Green instead of Magic Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Foul Green is warmer than Magic Green.

Can I use Magic Green instead of Foul Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Magic Green is 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 Magic Green on the colour wheel See Foul Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Magic Green

Magic Green vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
Magic Green vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 21, loose
Magic Green vs Aquamarine (72.119)Game Color · ΔE 22, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Foul Green

Foul Green vs Turquoise Green (ATOM-20114)ATOM · ΔE 8, close
Foul Green vs Aquamarine (ATOM-20116)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair
Foul Green vs Jade Green (ATOM-20115)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Magic Green equivalents · Foul Green equivalents