What is the difference between Rotten Flesh and Light Khaki Drill?

ΔE 7 (close). Light Khaki Drill is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rotten Flesh vs Light Khaki Drill

Rotten Flesh

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0042
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cbc793 (estimate)

Light Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4136P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dac595 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Khaki Drill is warmer than Rotten Flesh.

Can I use Light Khaki Drill instead of Rotten Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Light Khaki Drill is warmer than Rotten Flesh.

Can I use Rotten Flesh instead of Light Khaki Drill?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rotten Flesh is 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 Rotten Flesh on the colour wheel See Light Khaki Drill on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Rotten Flesh

Rotten Flesh vs Desert Webbing (WP4137P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
Rotten Flesh vs Senshi Skin (WP4162P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close
Rotten Flesh vs Grotesque GreenWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Light Khaki Drill

Light Khaki Drill vs Dunkelgelb DG III (ATOM-20005)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Rotten Flesh
Light Khaki Drill vs Buff (A.MIG-3517)Oilbrusher · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Rotten Flesh
Light Khaki Drill vs Desert Sand (IONIC-0010)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Rotten Flesh

All matches: Rotten Flesh equivalents · Light Khaki Drill equivalents