Rigor Mortis is genuinely hard to match: no other brand has a same-finish equivalent close enough to swap, and the nearest color anywhere, Citadel Militarum Green at 65 percent, is a different finish. Rigor Mortis sits in the yellow family: light in tone, moderate in saturation, warm in cast. It builds a smooth gradient with Algae Green underneath and Maggot Skin on the highlights, all in the The Army Painter line. For a true match, stick with the original; cross-brand substitutes will read as a different color.
Rigor Mortis equivalents in other ranges
We ran The Army Painter Rigor Mortis against every mapped catalog and came up empty: no brand makes a color close enough to call an equivalent.
Even the nearest color, Citadel Militarum Green, dries clearly darker and warmer than Rigor Mortis, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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80sUsable
<70Mix
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Two Thin Coats
Scale75
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What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Rigor Mortis?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Militarum Green at 65% color similarity.
Is Rigor Mortis a one-coat paint?
Rigor Mortis is a contrast paint, made to basecoat and shade in a single pass over a light primer. One coat drops color into the recesses and leaves the raised areas brighter; a second coat deepens the tone if you want it richer.
What do I highlight and shade Rigor Mortis with?
Highlight Rigor Mortis toward Maggot Skin and shade it down into Algae Green, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.