What is the difference between Karak Stone and Dead Flesh?

ΔE 23 (loose). Dead Flesh is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Karak Stone vs Dead Flesh

Karak Stone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b89a5a (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 22.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dead Flesh is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Karak Stone.

Can I use Dead Flesh instead of Karak Stone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Dead Flesh is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Karak Stone.

Can I use Karak Stone instead of Dead Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Karak Stone is noticeably darker, much 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 Karak Stone on the colour wheel See Dead Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Karak Stone

Karak Stone vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dead Flesh
Karak Stone vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dead Flesh
Karak Stone vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dead Flesh

Other Citadel paints close to Dead Flesh

Dead Flesh vs Hexos PalesunColour: Dry · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Karak Stone
Dead Flesh vs Golden GriffonColour: Dry · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Karak Stone
Dead Flesh vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Karak Stone equivalents · Dead Flesh equivalents