What is the difference between Decomposed Flesh and Ivory?

ΔE 9 (close). Ivory is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Decomposed Flesh vs Ivory

Decomposed Flesh

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

Ivory

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.075
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3a57c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ivory is a little lighter, more muted than Decomposed Flesh.

Can I use Ivory instead of Decomposed Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ivory is a little lighter, more muted than Decomposed Flesh.

Can I use Decomposed Flesh instead of Ivory?

The same difference applies the other way round: Decomposed Flesh is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Ivory on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Decomposed Flesh

Decomposed Flesh vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ivory
Decomposed Flesh vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Decomposed Flesh vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Ivory

Ivory vs RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb Ausgabe 1944 (AK11319)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Decomposed Flesh
Ivory vs Rock Grey (AK11007)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than Decomposed Flesh
Ivory vs Light Earth (AK11115)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 7, close · closer than Decomposed Flesh

All matches: Decomposed Flesh equivalents · Ivory equivalents