What is the difference between Light Green and Sick Green?

ΔE 17 (loose). Sick Green is noticeably darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Green vs Sick Green

Light Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: X Gloss Acrylic
Code: X-15
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77bd43 (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 16.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sick Green is noticeably darker, more muted than Light Green.

Can I use Sick Green instead of Light Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Sick Green is noticeably darker, more muted than Light Green.

Can I use Light Green instead of Sick Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Green is noticeably lighter, more saturated.

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 Light Green on the colour wheel See Sick Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Green

Light Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sick Green
Light Green vs Lime Green (70.827)Model Color · ΔE 19, loose
Light Green vs Angel Green (72.123)Game Color · ΔE 25, loose

Other Tamiya paints close to Sick Green

Sick Green vs Light Green (PS-8)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Light Green
Sick Green vs Park Green (X-28)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Light Green
Sick Green vs Park Green (PS-21)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Light Green

All matches: Light Green equivalents · Sick Green equivalents