What is the difference between Samurai Green and Foul Green?

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

Samurai Green vs Foul Green

Samurai Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #019795 (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 21.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Foul Green is noticeably lighter, more saturated, warmer than Samurai Green.

Can I use Foul Green instead of Samurai Green?

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

Can I use Samurai Green instead of Foul Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Samurai Green

Samurai Green vs Light Blue Green (70.753)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Foul Green
Samurai Green vs Light Emerald (70.755)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Foul Green
Samurai Green vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 12, 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 Samurai Green
Foul Green vs Cobalt Bluegreen (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 24, loose
Foul Green vs Soft Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Samurai Green equivalents · Foul Green equivalents