# Mortarion Grime (Citadel Shade) Paint Equivalents

> Mortarion Grime (Citadel Shade) equivalents: Vallejo Dark Yellow, Army Painter Light Tone and Two Thin Coats Flesh Wash, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Mortarion Grime: Citadel Shade wash, hex #afa400. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Mortarion Grime

Range

[Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

Finish

wash

Hex

#afa400

Hex source

vendor swatch

## Mortarion Grime equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) Vallejo Wash 76.503 ΔE 6.0

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 32.8

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Flesh Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/flesh-wash) ΔE 16.3

    approximate

Mortarion Grime is a wash paint from Citadel Shade. The closest paint in any other range is Dark Yellow from Vallejo Wash at ΔE 6.0, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 1 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Ochre Clay](/paints/speedpaint-2/ochre-clay) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.5
- [Ghillie Dew](/paints/speedpaint-2/ghillie-dew) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Algae Green](/paints/speedpaint-2/algae-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Electric Lime](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/electric-lime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0
- [Barren Dune](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/barren-dune) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3
- [Burnt Turf](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/burnt-turf) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) approximate ΔE 32.8
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) approximate ΔE 41.4
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) approximate ΔE 44.2

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Zandri Dust](/paints/citadel-base/zandri-dust) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4
- [Morghast Bone](/paints/citadel-base/morghast-bone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4
- [Hobgrot Hide](/paints/citadel-base/hobgrot-hide) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0
- [Plaguebearer Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/plaguebearer-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.0
- [Ironjawz Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/ironjawz-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Ogryn Camo](/paints/citadel-layer/ogryn-camo) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1
- [Krieg Khaki](/paints/citadel-layer/krieg-khaki) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.7
- [Zamesi Desert](/paints/citadel-layer/zamesi-desert) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Flesh Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/flesh-wash) approximate ΔE 16.3
- [Necrosis Green Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/necrosis-green-wash) approximate ΔE 22.0
- [Archaic Sepia Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/archaic-sepia-wash) approximate ΔE 24.8

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Dead Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-flesh-76-035) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Toxic Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/toxic-yellow-76-109) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4
- [Moon Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/moon-yellow-76-005) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 17.0
- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 59.3

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Desert Dust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/desert-dust-wash-69-522) approximate ΔE 15.5
- [Light Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-grey-wash-69-515) approximate ΔE 28.7
- [Light Rust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-rust-wash-69-505) approximate ΔE 30.2

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.2
- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.0
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-metal/silver-77-724) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.2

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Green Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/green-wash-73-205) approximate ΔE 19.7
- [Dark Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-green-76-512) approximate ΔE 20.4

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4
- [Rotten Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/rotten-flesh-72-452) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.4
- [Nuclear Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/nuclear-yellow-72-404) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.6

## Also in Citadel Shade

- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) approximate ΔE 25.5
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) approximate ΔE 29.5
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) approximate ΔE 31.3

Every pot in [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade) has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel).

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##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Mortarion Grime?

Dark Yellow from Vallejo Wash, at ΔE 6.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Mortarion Grime?

Light Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 32.8: the nearest wash paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Mortarion Grime?

Flesh Wash from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 16.3: the nearest wash paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.