What is the difference between Emerald Green and Sick Green?

ΔE 28 (loose). Sick Green is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Emerald Green vs Sick Green

Emerald Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #25a370 (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 28.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sick Green is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Emerald Green.

Can I use Sick Green instead of Emerald Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 28). Sick Green is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Emerald Green.

Can I use Emerald Green instead of Sick Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Emerald Green

Emerald Green vs Foul Green (72.025)Game Color · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Sick Green
Emerald Green vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Sick Green
Emerald Green vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Sick Green

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Sick Green

Sick Green vs Oxide Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Emerald Green
Sick Green vs Nature Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Emerald Green
Sick Green vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 44, loose

All matches: Emerald Green equivalents · Sick Green equivalents