What is the difference between Khaki Green and Dead Flesh?

ΔE 12 (fair). Dead Flesh is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Khaki Green vs Dead Flesh

Khaki Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20025
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bbc366 (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 12.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dead Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Khaki Green.

Can I use Dead Flesh instead of Khaki Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Dead Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Khaki Green.

Can I use Khaki Green instead of Dead Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Khaki Green is a little darker, 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 Khaki Green on the colour wheel See Dead Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Khaki Green

Khaki Green vs German Yellow (70.806)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Dead Flesh
Khaki Green vs Ivory RLM05 (71.106)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dead Flesh
Khaki Green vs Toxic Yellow (72.109)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dead Flesh

Dead Flesh vs Medium German Yellow (A.MIG-0617)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Khaki Green
Dead Flesh vs Pale Gold Yellow (AMMO.F-517)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, close · closer than Khaki Green
Dead Flesh vs Faded Yellow (ATOM-20016)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Khaki Green

All matches: Khaki Green equivalents · Dead Flesh equivalents