What is the difference between Sotek Green and Foul Green?

ΔE 26 (loose). Foul Green is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sotek Green vs Foul Green

Sotek Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a8a8a (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 26.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Foul Green is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Sotek Green.

Can I use Foul Green instead of Sotek Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Foul Green is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Sotek Green.

Can I use Sotek Green instead of Foul Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sotek Green is noticeably darker, much 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 Sotek Green on the colour wheel See Foul Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sotek Green

Sotek Green vs Light Emerald (70.755)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Foul Green
Sotek Green vs Light Blue Green (70.753)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Foul Green
Sotek Green vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Foul Green

Other Citadel paints close to Foul Green

Foul Green vs Gauss Blaster GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sotek Green
Foul Green vs Kabalite GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Sotek Green
Foul Green vs Sybarite GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Sotek Green

All matches: Sotek Green equivalents · Foul Green equivalents