Typhus Corrosion vs Gengis Khaki

Typhus Corrosion

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

Gengis Khaki

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Acrylic Colors
Code
1883
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#6a5c36 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gengis Khaki is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Typhus Corrosion. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Typhus Corrosion is a technical paint or medium and Green Stuff World Gengis Khaki 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 Gengis Khaki instead of Typhus Corrosion?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Gengis Khaki is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Typhus Corrosion. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Typhus Corrosion instead of Gengis Khaki?

The same difference applies the other way round: Typhus Corrosion is a little darker, more muted, 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 Typhus Corrosion on the colour wheel See Gengis Khaki on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Typhus Corrosion

Other Citadel paints close to Gengis Khaki

All matches: Typhus Corrosion equivalents · Gengis Khaki equivalents

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