What is the difference between Boone Tan and Dead Flesh?

ΔE 24 (loose). Dead Flesh is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Boone Tan vs Dead Flesh

Boone Tan

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ffbe7d (estimate)

Dead Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.035
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dcca68 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dead Flesh is more saturated, cooler than Boone Tan.

Can I use Dead Flesh instead of Boone Tan?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Dead Flesh is more saturated, cooler than Boone Tan.

Can I use Boone Tan instead of Dead Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Boone Tan is more muted, 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 Boone Tan on the colour wheel See Dead Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Boone Tan

Boone Tan vs Skin Tone (71.076)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dead Flesh
Boone Tan vs Fairy Flesh (74.007)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Dead Flesh
Boone Tan vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Dead Flesh

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Dead Flesh

Dead Flesh vs Gold Dust WomanBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Boone Tan
Dead Flesh vs Pale RiderBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Boone Tan
Dead Flesh vs Pure FilthBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 32, loose

All matches: Boone Tan equivalents · Dead Flesh equivalents