What is the difference between Putrid Green and Sick Green?

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

Putrid Green vs Sick Green

Putrid Green

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4113
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #55742e (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 25.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sick Green is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Putrid Green.

Can I use Sick Green instead of Putrid Green?

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

Can I use Putrid Green instead of Sick Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Putrid Green is noticeably darker, much more muted, 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 Putrid Green on the colour wheel See Sick Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Putrid Green

Putrid Green vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sick Green
Putrid Green vs Pale Green (71.095)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Sick Green
Putrid Green vs Dark Yellow (70.978)Model Color · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Sick Green

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Sick Green

Sick Green vs Hunter Green (1798)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Putrid Green
Sick Green vs Rotten Green (3230)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Putrid Green
Sick Green vs Pickle Green (4124)Opaque Colors · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Putrid Green

All matches: Putrid Green equivalents · Sick Green equivalents