Wyldwood vs Corrosion

Wyldwood

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#4a2a1a (estimate)

Corrosion

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Special FX / Fluo
Code
72.608
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#5a2b28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Corrosion is a little lighter, cooler than Wyldwood. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Wyldwood is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Vallejo Corrosion is a fluorescent or effect paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Corrosion instead of Wyldwood?

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

Can I use Wyldwood instead of Corrosion?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wyldwood is a little darker, 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 Wyldwood on the colour wheel See Corrosion on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wyldwood

Other Citadel paints close to Corrosion

All matches: Wyldwood equivalents · Corrosion equivalents

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