What is the difference between Rotten Flesh and Grotesque Green?

ΔE 10 (close). Grotesque Green is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rotten Flesh vs Grotesque Green

Rotten Flesh

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0042
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cbc793 (estimate)

Grotesque Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8c89f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grotesque Green is more muted, cooler than Rotten Flesh.

Can I use Grotesque Green instead of Rotten Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Grotesque Green is more muted, cooler than Rotten Flesh.

Can I use Rotten Flesh instead of Grotesque Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rotten Flesh is more saturated, 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 Rotten Flesh on the colour wheel See Grotesque Green on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Rotten Flesh

Rotten Flesh vs Light Khaki Drill (WP4136P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Grotesque Green
Rotten Flesh vs Desert Webbing (WP4137P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Grotesque Green
Rotten Flesh vs Senshi Skin (WP4162P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Grotesque Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Grotesque Green

Grotesque Green vs Medium Green (A.MIG-0606)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Rotten Flesh
Grotesque Green vs Sky Green (ATOM-20140)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Rotten Flesh
Grotesque Green vs Rotten Green (IONIC-0135)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Rotten Flesh

All matches: Rotten Flesh equivalents · Grotesque Green equivalents