What is the difference between Spring Green and Sick Green?

ΔE 20 (loose). Sick Green is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Spring Green vs Sick Green

Spring Green

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09146
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #84c247 (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 19.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sick Green is noticeably darker, cooler than Spring Green.

Can I use Sick Green instead of Spring Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Sick Green is noticeably darker, cooler than Spring Green.

Can I use Spring Green instead of Sick Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Spring Green is noticeably lighter, 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 Spring Green on the colour wheel See Sick Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Spring Green

Spring Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sick Green
Spring Green vs Lime Green (70.827)Model Color · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Sick Green
Spring Green vs Angel Green (72.123)Game Color · ΔE 28, loose

Other Reaper paints close to Sick Green

Sick Green vs Pale Green (09012)Master Series Paints · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Spring Green
Sick Green vs Moth Green (09145)Master Series Paints · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Spring Green
Sick Green vs Field Green (09167)Master Series Paints · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Spring Green equivalents · Sick Green equivalents