What is the difference between Golden Griffon and Dead Flesh?

ΔE 19 (loose). Dead Flesh is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Griffon vs Dead Flesh

Golden Griffon

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8b030 (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 19.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dead Flesh is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Golden Griffon.

Can I use Dead Flesh instead of Golden Griffon?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Dead Flesh is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Golden Griffon.

Can I use Golden Griffon instead of Dead Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Griffon is a little darker, much 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 Golden Griffon on the colour wheel See Dead Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Griffon

Golden Griffon vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dead Flesh
Golden Griffon vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dead Flesh
Golden Griffon vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dead Flesh

Other Citadel paints close to Dead Flesh

Dead Flesh vs Hexos PalesunColour: Dry · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Golden Griffon
Dead Flesh vs Karak StoneColour: Layer · ΔE 23, loose
Dead Flesh vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Golden Griffon equivalents · Dead Flesh equivalents