What is the difference between Ochre and Necrotic Flesh?

ΔE 8 (close). Necrotic Flesh is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ochre vs Necrotic Flesh

Ochre

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20014
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8b285 (estimate)

Necrotic Flesh

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

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Necrotic Flesh is a little darker, cooler than Ochre.

Can I use Necrotic Flesh instead of Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Necrotic Flesh is a little darker, cooler than Ochre.

Can I use Ochre instead of Necrotic Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ochre is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Ochre on the colour wheel See Necrotic Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Ochre

Ochre vs Hanpu Beige (WP4160P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Necrotic Flesh
Ochre vs Skeleton BoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Necrotic Flesh
Ochre vs Desert Webbing (WP4137P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Necrotic Flesh

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Necrotic Flesh

Necrotic Flesh vs Medium Green (A.MIG-0606)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ochre
Necrotic Flesh vs IJN Ash Grey (ATOM-20141)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ochre
Necrotic Flesh vs Sky Green (ATOM-20140)ATOM · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Ochre equivalents · Necrotic Flesh equivalents