What is the difference between Putrid Flesh and Ash Grey?

ΔE 10 (close). Ash Grey is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Putrid Flesh vs Ash Grey

Putrid Flesh

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20156
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #928189 (estimate)

Ash Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8f9294 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ash Grey is a little lighter, more muted than Putrid Flesh.

Can I use Ash Grey instead of Putrid Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Ash Grey is a little lighter, more muted than Putrid Flesh.

Can I use Putrid Flesh instead of Ash Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Putrid Flesh is a little darker, 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 Putrid Flesh on the colour wheel See Ash Grey on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Putrid Flesh

Putrid Flesh vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair
Putrid Flesh vs Cadre GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair
Putrid Flesh vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ash Grey

Ash Grey vs Grey (ATOM-20135)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Putrid Flesh
Ash Grey vs Medium Grey (A.MIG-0602)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Putrid Flesh
Ash Grey vs Seal Grey (ATOM-20131)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Putrid Flesh

All matches: Putrid Flesh equivalents · Ash Grey equivalents