What is the difference between Light Yellow and Dead Flesh?

ΔE 9 (close). Dead Flesh is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Yellow vs Dead Flesh

Light Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17014
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dbc24f (estimate)

Dead Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.035
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dcca68 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dead Flesh is more muted than Light Yellow.

Can I use Dead Flesh instead of Light Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dead Flesh is more muted than Light Yellow.

Can I use Light Yellow instead of Dead Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Yellow is 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 Light Yellow on the colour wheel See Dead Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Yellow

Light Yellow vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dead Flesh
Light Yellow vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Light Yellow vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dead Flesh

Dead Flesh vs Interior Yellow Green (AK11138)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair
Dead Flesh vs Dark Sand (AK11033)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 11, fair
Dead Flesh vs Pale Yellow (AK11038)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Light Yellow equivalents · Dead Flesh equivalents