Gutrippa Flesh vs Yellow Green

Gutrippa Flesh

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#8ab040 (estimate)

Yellow Green

Brand
Tamiya
Range
XF Flat Acrylic
Code
XF-4
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#b4bc43 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow Green is a little lighter, warmer than Gutrippa Flesh. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Gutrippa Flesh is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Tamiya Yellow Green 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 Yellow Green instead of Gutrippa Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Yellow Green is a little lighter, warmer than Gutrippa Flesh. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Gutrippa Flesh instead of Yellow Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gutrippa Flesh 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 Gutrippa Flesh on the colour wheel See Yellow Green on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Gutrippa Flesh

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow Green

All matches: Gutrippa Flesh equivalents · Yellow Green equivalents

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