What is the difference between Rotten Green and Sick Green?

ΔE 19 (loose). Sick Green is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rotten Green vs Sick Green

Rotten Green

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3230
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #74932c (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 18.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sick Green is more saturated, cooler than Rotten Green.

Can I use Sick Green instead of Rotten Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Sick Green is more saturated, cooler than Rotten Green.

Can I use Rotten Green instead of Sick Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rotten Green is 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 Rotten Green on the colour wheel See Sick Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rotten Green

Rotten Green vs Lime Green (70.827)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sick Green
Rotten Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Sick Green
Rotten Green vs Dark Yellow (70.978)Model Color · ΔE 17, 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 Rotten Green
Sick Green vs Pickle Green (4124)Opaque Colors · ΔE 22, loose
Sick Green vs Putrid Green (4113)Opaque Colors · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Rotten Green equivalents · Sick Green equivalents