What is the difference between Ratling Grime and Zucchini Skin?

ΔE 19 (loose). Zucchini Skin is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ratling Grime vs Zucchini Skin

Ratling Grime

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #7a7a4a (estimate)

Zucchini Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN10
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #415a34 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Zucchini Skin is noticeably darker, cooler than Ratling Grime.

Can I use Zucchini Skin instead of Ratling Grime?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Zucchini Skin is noticeably darker, cooler than Ratling Grime.

Can I use Ratling Grime instead of Zucchini Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ratling Grime is noticeably lighter, warmer.

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 Ratling Grime on the colour wheel See Zucchini Skin on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Ratling Grime

Ratling Grime vs Zombie Skin (SIN13)Instant Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Zucchini Skin
Ratling Grime vs Toad Green (SIN20)Instant Colors · ΔE 22, loose
Ratling Grime vs Dead Flesh (SIN11)Instant Colors · ΔE 27, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Zucchini Skin

Zucchini Skin vs Dark Angels GreenColour: Contrast · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ratling Grime
Zucchini Skin vs Militarum GreenColour: Contrast · ΔE 10, close · closer than Ratling Grime
Zucchini Skin vs Creed CamoColour: Contrast · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Ratling Grime

All matches: Ratling Grime equivalents · Zucchini Skin equivalents