What is the difference between Luminous Green and Dead Flesh?

ΔE 22 (loose). Dead Flesh is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Luminous Green vs Dead Flesh

Luminous Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11128
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c2d954 (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 22.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dead Flesh is much more muted, warmer than Luminous Green.

Can I use Dead Flesh instead of Luminous Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Dead Flesh is much more muted, warmer than Luminous Green.

Can I use Luminous Green instead of Dead Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Luminous Green is much more saturated, 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 Luminous Green on the colour wheel See Dead Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Luminous Green

Luminous Green vs Yellow Green (70.954)Model Color · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Dead Flesh
Luminous Green vs Lemon Yellow (70.952)Model Color · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Dead Flesh
Luminous Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 22, loose

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dead Flesh

Dead Flesh vs Light Yellow (AK17014)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 9, close · closer than Luminous Green
Dead Flesh vs Interior Yellow Green (AK11138)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Luminous Green
Dead Flesh vs Dark Sand (AK11033)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Luminous Green

All matches: Luminous Green equivalents · Dead Flesh equivalents