What is the difference between Rotten Pus and Khaki Drill?

ΔE 51 (loose). Khaki Drill is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rotten Pus vs Khaki Drill

Rotten Pus

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN24
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #fab200 (estimate)

Khaki Drill

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.451
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #a4723f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 51.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Khaki Drill is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Rotten Pus.

Can I use Khaki Drill instead of Rotten Pus?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 51). Khaki Drill is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Rotten Pus.

Can I use Rotten Pus instead of Khaki Drill?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rotten Pus is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, 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 Rotten Pus on the colour wheel See Khaki Drill on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rotten Pus

Rotten Pus vs Imperial Yellow (72.403)Xpress Color · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Khaki Drill
Rotten Pus vs Dreadnought Yellow (72.477)Xpress Color · ΔE 30, loose · closer than Khaki Drill
Rotten Pus vs Nuclear Yellow (72.404)Xpress Color · ΔE 31, loose · closer than Khaki Drill

Other Scale75 paints close to Khaki Drill

Khaki Drill vs Wild Beast (SIN40)Instant Colors · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Rotten Pus
Khaki Drill vs Phoenix Feather (SIN14)Instant Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Rotten Pus
Khaki Drill vs Drain Life (SIN07)Instant Colors · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Rotten Pus

All matches: Rotten Pus equivalents · Khaki Drill equivalents