What is the difference between Skeleton Horde and Bag of Bones?

ΔE 27 (loose). Bag of Bones is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skeleton Horde vs Bag of Bones

Skeleton Horde

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #d8c890 (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 27.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bag of Bones is noticeably darker, warmer than Skeleton Horde.

Can I use Bag of Bones instead of Skeleton Horde?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 27). Bag of Bones is noticeably darker, warmer than Skeleton Horde.

Can I use Skeleton Horde instead of Bag of Bones?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skeleton Horde is noticeably lighter, 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 Skeleton Horde on the colour wheel See Bag of Bones on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skeleton Horde

Skeleton Horde vs Mummy White (72.449)Xpress Color · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Bag of Bones
Skeleton Horde vs Templar White (72.401)Xpress Color · ΔE 30, loose
Skeleton Horde vs Khaki Drill (72.451)Xpress Color · ΔE 34, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Bag of Bones

Bag of Bones vs Snakebite LeatherColour: Contrast · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Skeleton Horde
Bag of Bones vs Ratling GrimeColour: Contrast · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Skeleton Horde
Bag of Bones vs Darkoath FleshColour: Contrast · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Skeleton Horde

All matches: Skeleton Horde equivalents · Bag of Bones equivalents