What is the difference between Jade Green and Foul Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Foul Green is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Jade Green vs Foul Green

Jade Green

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #019371 (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 17.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Foul Green is noticeably lighter, cooler than Jade Green.

Can I use Foul Green instead of Jade Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Foul Green is noticeably lighter, cooler than Jade Green.

Can I use Jade Green instead of Foul Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Jade Green

Jade Green vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Foul Green
Jade Green vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Foul Green
Jade Green vs Light Emerald (70.755)Model Color · ΔE 19, loose

Other Scale75 paints close to Foul Green

Foul Green vs Surfer Orc Flesh (SFG22)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 9, close · closer than Jade Green
Foul Green vs Caribbean Blue (SC49)Scalecolor · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Jade Green
Foul Green vs Adriatic Blue (SC15)Scalecolor · ΔE 30, loose

All matches: Jade Green equivalents · Foul Green equivalents