Gauss Blaster Green vs Green Rust

Gauss Blaster Green

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#7ac8b0 (estimate)

Green Rust

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Special FX / Fluo
Code
72.605
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#88c9a7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green Rust is warmer than Gauss Blaster Green. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Gauss Blaster Green is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo Green Rust 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 Green Rust instead of Gauss Blaster Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Green Rust is warmer than Gauss Blaster Green. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Gauss Blaster Green instead of Green Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gauss Blaster Green is 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 Gauss Blaster Green on the colour wheel See Green Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gauss Blaster Green

Other Citadel paints close to Green Rust

All matches: Gauss Blaster Green equivalents · Green Rust equivalents

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