What is the difference between Rotten Pus and Nuclear Yellow?

ΔE 31 (loose). Nuclear Yellow is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rotten Pus vs Nuclear Yellow

Rotten Pus

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

Nuclear Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.404
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #d6791f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 30.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Nuclear Yellow is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Rotten Pus.

Can I use Nuclear Yellow instead of Rotten Pus?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 31). Nuclear Yellow is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Rotten Pus.

Can I use Rotten Pus instead of Nuclear Yellow?

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 Nuclear Yellow 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 Nuclear Yellow
Rotten Pus vs Dreadnought Yellow (72.477)Xpress Color · ΔE 30, loose · closer than Nuclear Yellow
Rotten Pus vs Khaki Drill (72.451)Xpress Color · ΔE 51, loose

Other Scale75 paints close to Nuclear Yellow

Nuclear Yellow vs Ogre Brown (SIN38)Instant Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rotten Pus
Nuclear Yellow vs Evil Root (SIN19)Instant Colors · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Rotten Pus
Nuclear Yellow vs Frenzy Orange (SIN37)Instant Colors · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Rotten Pus

All matches: Rotten Pus equivalents · Nuclear Yellow equivalents