What is the difference between Burnished Red and Dead Flesh?

ΔE 21 (loose). Dead Flesh is noticeably lighter, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnished Red vs Dead Flesh

Burnished Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #6a3a2e (estimate)

Dead Flesh

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN11
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #7d6460 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dead Flesh is noticeably lighter, much more muted, cooler than Burnished Red.

Can I use Dead Flesh instead of Burnished Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Dead Flesh is noticeably lighter, much more muted, cooler than Burnished Red.

Can I use Burnished Red instead of Dead Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnished Red is noticeably darker, much more saturated, warmer.

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 Burnished Red on the colour wheel See Dead Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Burnished Red

Burnished Red vs Demon Brown (SIN44)Instant Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Dead Flesh
Burnished Red vs Endurance Brown (SIN35)Instant Colors · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dead Flesh
Burnished Red vs Werewolf Brown (SIN01)Instant Colors · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Dead Flesh

Other Army Painter paints close to Dead Flesh

Dead Flesh vs Mummified GrimeSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Burnished Red
Dead Flesh vs Gravelord GreySpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Burnished Red
Dead Flesh vs Noble SkinSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Burnished Red

All matches: Burnished Red equivalents · Dead Flesh equivalents