What is the difference between Venom Wyrm and Germ. Beige WWII?

ΔE 9 (close). Germ. Beige WWII is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Venom Wyrm vs Germ. Beige WWII

Venom Wyrm

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #52533b (estimate)

Germ. Beige WWII

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.821
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a6550 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Germ. Beige WWII is a little lighter, warmer than Venom Wyrm.

Can I use Germ. Beige WWII instead of Venom Wyrm?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Germ. Beige WWII is a little lighter, warmer than Venom Wyrm.

Can I use Venom Wyrm instead of Germ. Beige WWII?

The same difference applies the other way round: Venom Wyrm is a little darker, cooler.

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 Venom Wyrm on the colour wheel See Germ. Beige WWII on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Venom Wyrm

Venom Wyrm vs Interior Green (71.010)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Germ. Beige WWII
Venom Wyrm vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Germ. Beige WWII
Venom Wyrm vs Green RLM62 (71.104)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Germ. Beige WWII

Other Army Painter paints close to Germ. Beige WWII

Germ. Beige WWII vs Tundra TaupeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Germ. Beige WWII vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close
Germ. Beige WWII vs Medium Drab (WP4022P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Venom Wyrm equivalents · Germ. Beige WWII equivalents