What is the difference between Cobalt Bluegreen and Foul Green?

ΔE 24 (loose). Foul Green is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cobalt Bluegreen vs Foul Green

Cobalt Bluegreen

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7dcbcd (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 23.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Foul Green is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Cobalt Bluegreen.

Can I use Foul Green instead of Cobalt Bluegreen?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Foul Green is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Cobalt Bluegreen.

Can I use Cobalt Bluegreen instead of Foul Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cobalt Bluegreen is a little lighter, 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 Cobalt Bluegreen on the colour wheel See Foul Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cobalt Bluegreen

Cobalt Bluegreen vs AII SV. Gol Lt Blue (71.317)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Foul Green
Cobalt Bluegreen vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Foul Green
Cobalt Bluegreen vs Sky Blue (70.961)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Foul Green

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Foul Green

Foul Green vs Emerald Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Cobalt Bluegreen
Foul Green vs Samurai Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Cobalt Bluegreen
Foul Green vs Soft Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Cobalt Bluegreen equivalents · Foul Green equivalents