Nurgle's Rot vs Chipping Medium

Nurgle's Rot

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Technical
Type
a technical paint or medium
Swatch
#8a9a2a (estimate)

Chipping Medium

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Air
Code
73.214
Type
a technical paint or medium
Swatch
#eeedee (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 66.8, poor: a clearly different colour, so not a substitute. Chipping Medium is noticeably lighter, much more muted than Nurgle's Rot.

Can I use Chipping Medium instead of Nurgle's Rot?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Poor match (ΔE 67). Chipping Medium is noticeably lighter, much more muted than Nurgle's Rot.

Can I use Nurgle's Rot instead of Chipping Medium?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nurgle's Rot is noticeably darker, much more saturated.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under 2 is a perfect match (you’d struggle to tell them apart), under 6 very close, under 10 close, under 15 fair, under 20 loose, under 30 very loose, and 30 or more a poor match. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Nurgle's Rot on the colour wheel See Chipping Medium on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Nurgle's Rot

Other Citadel paints close to Chipping Medium

All matches: Nurgle's Rot equivalents · Chipping Medium equivalents

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