Maggot Skin vs Plaguebearer Flesh

Maggot Skin

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#d4d888 (estimate)

Plaguebearer Flesh

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#c8b078 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Plaguebearer Flesh is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Maggot Skin.

Can I use Plaguebearer Flesh instead of Maggot Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Plaguebearer Flesh is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Maggot Skin.

Can I use Maggot Skin instead of Plaguebearer Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Maggot Skin is noticeably lighter, more saturated, 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 Maggot Skin on the colour wheel See Plaguebearer Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Maggot Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Plaguebearer Flesh

All matches: Maggot Skin equivalents · Plaguebearer Flesh equivalents

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