Dreadful Visage vs Bag of Bones

Dreadful Visage

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#a8a898 (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 26.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bag of Bones is noticeably darker, much more saturated, warmer than Dreadful Visage.

Can I use Bag of Bones instead of Dreadful Visage?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 27). Bag of Bones is noticeably darker, much more saturated, warmer than Dreadful Visage.

Can I use Dreadful Visage instead of Bag of Bones?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dreadful Visage is noticeably lighter, much more muted, 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 Dreadful Visage on the colour wheel See Bag of Bones on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dreadful Visage

Other Citadel paints close to Bag of Bones

All matches: Dreadful Visage equivalents · Bag of Bones equivalents

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