Gore-Grunta Fur vs Mars Yellow

Gore-Grunta Fur

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#a85a3a (estimate)

Mars Yellow

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#aa542d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mars Yellow is more saturated than Gore-Grunta Fur. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Gore-Grunta Fur is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Mars Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Mars Yellow instead of Gore-Grunta Fur?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Mars Yellow is more saturated than Gore-Grunta Fur. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Gore-Grunta Fur instead of Mars Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gore-Grunta Fur is more muted.

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 Gore-Grunta Fur on the colour wheel See Mars Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Gore-Grunta Fur

Other Citadel paints close to Mars Yellow

All matches: Gore-Grunta Fur equivalents · Mars Yellow equivalents

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