What is the difference between Grim Rust and Thick Blood?

ΔE 30 (loose). Thick Blood is noticeably darker, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Grim Rust vs Thick Blood

Grim Rust

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2 Effects
Type: a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch: #a6591a (estimate)

Thick Blood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Special FX / Fluo
Code: 72.602
Type: a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch: #8f3835 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 29.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Thick Blood is noticeably darker, much more muted, cooler than Grim Rust.

Can I use Thick Blood instead of Grim Rust?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 30). Thick Blood is noticeably darker, much more muted, cooler than Grim Rust.

Can I use Grim Rust instead of Thick Blood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Grim Rust is noticeably lighter, much 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 Grim Rust on the colour wheel See Thick Blood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Grim Rust

Grim Rust vs Galvanic Corrosion (72.610)Game Color Special FX / Fluo · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Thick Blood
Grim Rust vs Vomit (72.600)Game Color Special FX / Fluo · ΔE 36, loose
Grim Rust vs Fluorescent Red (71.082)Model Air · ΔE 37, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Thick Blood

Thick Blood vs Neon YellowWarpaints Air · ΔE 103, loose

All matches: Grim Rust equivalents · Thick Blood equivalents