What is the difference between Deepkin Flesh and Bone?

ΔE 10 (close). Bone is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deepkin Flesh vs Bone

Deepkin Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8b8a0 (estimate)

Bone

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S23
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8c0aa (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bone is more muted, cooler than Deepkin Flesh.

Can I use Bone instead of Deepkin Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Bone is more muted, cooler than Deepkin Flesh.

Can I use Deepkin Flesh instead of Bone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deepkin Flesh is more saturated, 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 Deepkin Flesh on the colour wheel See Bone on the colour wheel

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Deepkin Flesh

Deepkin Flesh vs Olive Flesh (041)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bone
Deepkin Flesh vs Warm Flesh (073)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 13, fair
Deepkin Flesh vs Advanced Flesh Tone (S17)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 13, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Bone

Bone vs Pallid Wych FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deepkin Flesh
Bone vs WraithboneColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deepkin Flesh
Bone vs Terminatus StoneColour: Dry · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deepkin Flesh

All matches: Deepkin Flesh equivalents · Bone equivalents