What is the difference between Rotten Flesh and Morghast Bone?

ΔE 7 (close). Morghast Bone is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rotten Flesh vs Morghast Bone

Rotten Flesh

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

Morghast Bone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8b88a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Morghast Bone is a little darker, warmer than Rotten Flesh.

Can I use Morghast Bone instead of Rotten Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Morghast Bone is a little darker, warmer than Rotten Flesh.

Can I use Rotten Flesh instead of Morghast Bone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rotten Flesh is a little lighter, 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 Morghast Bone on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Rotten Flesh

Rotten Flesh vs Ushabti BoneColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Morghast Bone
Rotten Flesh vs Ushabti BoneColour: Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Morghast Bone
Rotten Flesh vs Screaming SkullColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Morghast Bone

Morghast Bone vs Light Olive Green (A.MIG-0608)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Rotten Flesh
Morghast Bone vs Ochre (ATOM-20014)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Rotten Flesh
Morghast Bone vs IJN Ash Grey (ATOM-20141)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rotten Flesh

All matches: Rotten Flesh equivalents · Morghast Bone equivalents