What is the difference between Bleached Bone and Olive Flesh?

ΔE 9 (close). Olive Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bleached Bone vs Olive Flesh

Bleached Bone

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

Olive Flesh

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: 041
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ddc9ac (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Bleached Bone.

Can I use Olive Flesh instead of Bleached Bone?

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

Can I use Bleached Bone instead of Olive Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bleached Bone is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Bleached Bone on the colour wheel See Olive Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Bleached Bone

Bleached Bone vs Ivory (023)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Olive Flesh
Bleached Bone vs Heavy Warm White (S18)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Flesh
Bleached Bone vs Bright Ivory (022)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Flesh

Other Army Painter paints close to Olive Flesh

Olive Flesh vs Ancient StoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Bleached Bone
Olive Flesh vs Quartz SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bleached Bone
Olive Flesh vs Bony SpikesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bleached Bone

All matches: Bleached Bone equivalents · Olive Flesh equivalents