Rotten Yellow vs Maggot Skin

Rotten Yellow

Brand
AMMO by Mig
Range
IONIC Smart Colors
Code
IONIC-0011
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#e9df97 (estimate)

Maggot Skin

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#d4d888 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Maggot Skin is a little darker, cooler than Rotten Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: AMMO by Mig Rotten Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Army Painter Maggot Skin is a one-coat contrast-style paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Maggot Skin instead of Rotten Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Maggot Skin is a little darker, cooler than Rotten Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Rotten Yellow instead of Maggot Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rotten Yellow is a little 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 Rotten Yellow on the colour wheel See Maggot Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Rotten Yellow

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Maggot Skin

All matches: Rotten Yellow equivalents · Maggot Skin equivalents

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