What is the difference between Leafy Green and Sick Green?

ΔE 22 (loose). Sick Green is noticeably darker, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leafy Green vs Sick Green

Leafy Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #72b61c (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 22.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sick Green is noticeably darker, much more muted, cooler than Leafy Green.

Can I use Sick Green instead of Leafy Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Sick Green is noticeably darker, much more muted, cooler than Leafy Green.

Can I use Leafy Green instead of Sick Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leafy Green is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, 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 Leafy Green on the colour wheel See Sick Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Leafy Green

Leafy Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sick Green
Leafy Green vs Scorpy Green (72.032)Game Color · ΔE 23, loose
Leafy Green vs Lime Green (70.827)Model Color · ΔE 25, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Sick Green

Sick Green vs Goblin GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Leafy Green
Sick Green vs Undergrowth GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Leafy Green
Sick Green vs Eternal HuntWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Leafy Green

All matches: Leafy Green equivalents · Sick Green equivalents