Typhus Corrosion vs Elfwood Brown

Typhus Corrosion

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Technical
Type
a technical paint or medium
Swatch
#5a4a30 (estimate)

Elfwood Brown

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Dipping Inks
Code
4224
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#523924 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Elfwood Brown is a little darker, warmer than Typhus Corrosion. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Typhus Corrosion is a technical paint or medium and Green Stuff World Elfwood Brown is a one-coat contrast-style paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Elfwood Brown instead of Typhus Corrosion?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Elfwood Brown is a little darker, warmer than Typhus Corrosion. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Typhus Corrosion instead of Elfwood Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Typhus Corrosion is a little lighter, 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 Typhus Corrosion on the colour wheel See Elfwood Brown on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Typhus Corrosion

Other Citadel paints close to Elfwood Brown

All matches: Typhus Corrosion equivalents · Elfwood Brown equivalents

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