What is the difference between Dead Flush and Pale Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dead Flush vs Pale Brown

Dead Flush

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4112
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa8986 (estimate)

Pale Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.825
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #937a6e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Brown is a little darker, warmer than Dead Flush.

Can I use Pale Brown instead of Dead Flush?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Brown is a little darker, warmer than Dead Flush.

Can I use Dead Flush instead of Pale Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dead Flush is a little 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 Dead Flush on the colour wheel See Pale Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dead Flush

Dead Flush vs US Desert Sand (71.140)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Brown
Dead Flush vs Sand (71.112)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Brown
Dead Flush vs Cold Flesh (74.014)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 11, fair

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Pale Brown

Pale Brown vs Granite Grey (4111)Opaque Colors · ΔE 11, fair
Pale Brown vs Starship Grey (3235)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair
Pale Brown vs Moonstone Grey (1837)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Dead Flush equivalents · Pale Brown equivalents