What is the difference between Medium Green and Necrotic Flesh?

ΔE 7 (close). Necrotic Flesh is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Green vs Necrotic Flesh

Medium Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0606
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b7bd91 (estimate)

Necrotic Flesh

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a1ac82 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Necrotic Flesh is a little darker than Medium Green.

Can I use Necrotic Flesh instead of Medium Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Necrotic Flesh is a little darker than Medium Green.

Can I use Medium Green instead of Necrotic Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Green is a little lighter.

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 Medium Green on the colour wheel See Necrotic Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Green

Medium Green vs Grotesque GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Necrotic Flesh
Medium Green vs Hanpu Beige (WP4160P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
Medium Green vs Zombie FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Necrotic Flesh

Necrotic Flesh vs IJN Ash Grey (ATOM-20141)ATOM · ΔE 8, close
Necrotic Flesh vs Ochre (ATOM-20014)ATOM · ΔE 8, close
Necrotic Flesh vs Sky Green (ATOM-20140)ATOM · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Medium Green equivalents · Necrotic Flesh equivalents