What is the difference between Pallid Bone and Bag of Bones?

ΔE 31 (loose). Bag of Bones is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pallid Bone vs Bag of Bones

Pallid Bone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #e4d4a0 (estimate)

Bag of Bones

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.450
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #9c7e4f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 31.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bag of Bones is noticeably darker, warmer than Pallid Bone.

Can I use Bag of Bones instead of Pallid Bone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 31). Bag of Bones is noticeably darker, warmer than Pallid Bone.

Can I use Pallid Bone instead of Bag of Bones?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pallid Bone is noticeably 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 Pallid Bone on the colour wheel See Bag of Bones on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pallid Bone

Pallid Bone vs Mummy White (72.449)Xpress Color · ΔE 27, loose · closer than Bag of Bones
Pallid Bone vs Templar White (72.401)Xpress Color · ΔE 29, loose · closer than Bag of Bones
Pallid Bone vs Khaki Drill (72.451)Xpress Color · ΔE 38, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Bag of Bones

Bag of Bones vs Bony MatterSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Pallid Bone
Bag of Bones vs Warrior SkinSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Pallid Bone
Bag of Bones vs Desolate BrownSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Pallid Bone

All matches: Pallid Bone equivalents · Bag of Bones equivalents