What is the difference between Elfwood Brown and Rotten Flesh?

ΔE 16 (loose). Rotten Flesh is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Elfwood Brown vs Rotten Flesh

Elfwood Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4224
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #523924 (estimate)

Rotten Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.452
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #60552c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Rotten Flesh is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler than Elfwood Brown.

Can I use Rotten Flesh instead of Elfwood Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Rotten Flesh is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler than Elfwood Brown.

Can I use Elfwood Brown instead of Rotten Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Elfwood Brown is noticeably darker, 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 Elfwood Brown on the colour wheel See Rotten Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Elfwood Brown

Elfwood Brown vs Wasteland Brown (72.420)Xpress Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rotten Flesh
Elfwood Brown vs Military Yellow (72.453)Xpress Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rotten Flesh
Elfwood Brown vs Battledress Brown (72.473)Xpress Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Rotten Flesh

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Rotten Flesh

Rotten Flesh vs Skeleton Brown (4225)Dipping Inks · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Elfwood Brown
Rotten Flesh vs Papyrus (4214)Dipping Inks · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Elfwood Brown
Rotten Flesh vs Limelight (4233)Dipping Inks · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Elfwood Brown

All matches: Elfwood Brown equivalents · Rotten Flesh equivalents