Gal Vorbak Red vs Corrosion

Gal Vorbak Red

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Base
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#5a1a24 (estimate)

Corrosion

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Special FX / Fluo
Code
72.608
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#5a2b28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Corrosion is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Gal Vorbak Red. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Gal Vorbak Red is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo Corrosion is a fluorescent or effect paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Corrosion instead of Gal Vorbak Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Corrosion is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Gal Vorbak Red. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Gal Vorbak Red instead of Corrosion?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gal Vorbak Red is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Gal Vorbak Red on the colour wheel See Corrosion on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gal Vorbak Red

Other Citadel paints close to Corrosion

All matches: Gal Vorbak Red equivalents · Corrosion equivalents

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