What is the difference between Zombie Rot and Ivory RLM05?

ΔE 13 (fair). Ivory RLM05 is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zombie Rot vs Ivory RLM05

Zombie Rot

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3b87b (estimate)

Ivory RLM05

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.106
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8ad5e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Ivory RLM05 is more saturated, warmer than Zombie Rot.

Can I use Ivory RLM05 instead of Zombie Rot?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Ivory RLM05 is more saturated, warmer than Zombie Rot.

Can I use Zombie Rot instead of Ivory RLM05?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zombie Rot is more muted, 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 Zombie Rot on the colour wheel See Ivory RLM05 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zombie Rot

Zombie Rot vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ivory RLM05
Zombie Rot vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Ivory RLM05
Zombie Rot vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Ivory RLM05

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Ivory RLM05

Ivory RLM05 vs Flak Gun YellowTriads: midtones · ΔE 8, close · closer than Zombie Rot
Ivory RLM05 vs Panzer YellowTriads: shadows · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Zombie Rot
Ivory RLM05 vs Ambush YellowTriads: highlights · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Zombie Rot equivalents · Ivory RLM05 equivalents