Nurgle's Rot vs Lime Green

Nurgle's Rot

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

Lime Green

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Color
Code
70.827
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#6e9735 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Lime Green is cooler than Nurgle's Rot. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Nurgle's Rot is a technical paint or medium and Vallejo Lime 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 Lime Green instead of Nurgle's Rot?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Lime Green is cooler than Nurgle's Rot. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Nurgle's Rot instead of Lime Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nurgle's Rot is warmer.

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 Lime Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Nurgle's Rot

Other Citadel paints close to Lime Green

All matches: Nurgle's Rot equivalents · Lime Green equivalents

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