What is the difference between Darkoath Flesh and Bag of Bones?

ΔE 18 (loose). Bag of Bones is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Darkoath Flesh vs Bag of Bones

Darkoath Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #a86a50 (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 17.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bag of Bones is a little lighter, cooler than Darkoath Flesh.

Can I use Bag of Bones instead of Darkoath Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Bag of Bones is a little lighter, cooler than Darkoath Flesh.

Can I use Darkoath Flesh instead of Bag of Bones?

The same difference applies the other way round: Darkoath Flesh is a little darker, 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 Darkoath Flesh on the colour wheel See Bag of Bones on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Darkoath Flesh

Darkoath Flesh vs Fairy Skin (72.457)Xpress Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Bag of Bones
Darkoath Flesh vs Khaki Drill (72.451)Xpress Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Bag of Bones
Darkoath Flesh vs Desert Ochre (72.454)Xpress Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Bag of Bones

Other Citadel paints close to Bag of Bones

Bag of Bones vs Snakebite LeatherColour: Contrast · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Darkoath Flesh
Bag of Bones vs Ratling GrimeColour: Contrast · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Darkoath Flesh
Bag of Bones vs Plaguebearer FleshColour: Contrast · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Darkoath Flesh equivalents · Bag of Bones equivalents