What is the difference between Yellow Bone and Bleached Bone?

ΔE 9 (close). Bleached Bone is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Bone vs Bleached Bone

Yellow Bone

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3521
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fcf8da (estimate)

Bleached Bone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e8e0c8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bleached Bone is a little darker, warmer than Yellow Bone.

Can I use Bleached Bone instead of Yellow Bone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Bleached Bone is a little darker, warmer than Yellow Bone.

Can I use Yellow Bone instead of Bleached Bone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Bone 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 Yellow Bone on the colour wheel See Bleached Bone on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow Bone

Yellow Bone vs Pale SandWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bleached Bone
Yellow Bone vs Hobgoblin HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair
Yellow Bone vs Bony SpikesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Bleached Bone

Bleached Bone vs Light Sand (A.MIG-0616)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yellow Bone
Bleached Bone vs Light Flesh (A.MIG-3519)Oilbrusher · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Yellow Bone
Bleached Bone vs Light Skin (A.MIG-0625)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Yellow Bone

All matches: Yellow Bone equivalents · Bleached Bone equivalents