What is the difference between Noble Skin and Dead Flesh?

ΔE 19 (loose). Dead Flesh is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Noble Skin vs Dead Flesh

Noble Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #4a4636 (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 18.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dead Flesh is noticeably lighter, warmer than Noble Skin.

Can I use Dead Flesh instead of Noble Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Dead Flesh is noticeably lighter, warmer than Noble Skin.

Can I use Noble Skin instead of Dead Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Noble Skin is noticeably darker, 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 Noble Skin on the colour wheel See Dead Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Noble Skin

Noble Skin vs Toad Green (SIN20)Instant Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dead Flesh
Noble Skin vs Werewolf Brown (SIN01)Instant Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Dead Flesh
Noble Skin vs Golem Grey (SIN42)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 Noble Skin
Dead Flesh vs Gravelord GreySpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Noble Skin
Dead Flesh vs Burnished RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Noble Skin equivalents · Dead Flesh equivalents