What is the difference between Decomposed Flesh and Karak Stone?

ΔE 7 (close). Karak Stone is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Decomposed Flesh vs Karak Stone

Decomposed Flesh

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11058
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #af9c64 (estimate)

Karak Stone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b89a5a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Karak Stone is more saturated, warmer than Decomposed Flesh.

Can I use Karak Stone instead of Decomposed Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Karak Stone is more saturated, warmer than Decomposed Flesh.

Can I use Decomposed Flesh instead of Karak Stone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Decomposed Flesh 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 Decomposed Flesh on the colour wheel See Karak Stone on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Decomposed Flesh

Decomposed Flesh vs Krieg KhakiColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
Decomposed Flesh vs Zandri DustColour: Base · ΔE 10, close
Decomposed Flesh vs Zandri DustColour: Air · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Karak Stone

Karak Stone vs Middle Stone (AK11124)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Decomposed Flesh
Karak Stone vs Buff (AK11031)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Decomposed Flesh
Karak Stone vs RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant) (AK11320)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Decomposed Flesh

All matches: Decomposed Flesh equivalents · Karak Stone equivalents