Cross-brand swaps do not really exist for Mortarion Grime; the closest color anywhere, The Army Painter Ochre Clay at 94 percent, sits in a different finish class, so it is a reference not a substitute. Color-wise this is a vivid, light yellow leaning warm. If you need this exact color, buy the pot, since no other line reproduces it in the same finish.
Mortarion Grime equivalents, brand by brand
Several ranges orbit this color without landing on it. Here is the closest each brand manages, nearest first:
- Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Ochre Clay, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.1).
- Monument Pro Acryl's closest color: Monument Pro Acryl Fluorescent Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.3), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Nearest in the AK Interactive catalog: AK Interactive Interior Yellow Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.6), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Best Scale75 option: Scale75 Sol Yellow, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.3), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- From Tamiya: Tamiya Dark Yellow 2, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 7.7), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Gold, only a loose relative (delta E 8.8), but it is a metallic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
We checked the Lab numbers for a hidden catch and there is none: lightness and temperature both line up, so this swap is as safe as they come.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Monument Pro Acryl
AK Interactive
Scale75
Tamiya
Humbrol
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What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Mortarion Grime?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Ochre Clay at 94% color similarity.
What is Mortarion Grime used for?
Mortarion Grime is a wash that flows into recesses and pools in shadow. Common uses: deepen recesses and panel lines.