What is the difference between Sybarite Green and Foul Green?

ΔE 21 (loose). Foul Green is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sybarite Green vs Foul Green

Sybarite Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a8a6a (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 20.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Foul Green is noticeably lighter, cooler than Sybarite Green.

✓ Herrick Games paint comparison chart lists these two as equivalents.

Can I use Foul Green instead of Sybarite Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Foul Green is noticeably lighter, cooler than Sybarite Green.

Can I use Sybarite Green instead of Foul Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Sybarite Green

Sybarite Green vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Foul Green
Sybarite Green vs Light Emerald (70.755)Model Color · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Foul Green
Sybarite Green vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Foul Green

Other Citadel paints close to Foul Green

Foul Green vs Gauss Blaster GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sybarite Green
Foul Green vs Kabalite GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 21, loose
Foul Green vs Sotek GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Sybarite Green equivalents · Foul Green equivalents