What is the difference between Skull Linen and Bag of Bones?

ΔE 31 (loose). Bag of Bones is a little darker, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skull Linen vs Bag of Bones

Skull Linen

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4249
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #9e9a99 (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 30.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bag of Bones is a little darker, much more saturated than Skull Linen.

Can I use Bag of Bones instead of Skull Linen?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 31). Bag of Bones is a little darker, much more saturated than Skull Linen.

Can I use Skull Linen instead of Bag of Bones?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skull Linen is a little lighter, much more muted.

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 Skull Linen on the colour wheel See Bag of Bones on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skull Linen

Skull Linen vs Templar White (72.401)Xpress Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Bag of Bones
Skull Linen vs Mummy White (72.449)Xpress Color · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Bag of Bones
Skull Linen vs Zombie Flesh (72.470)Xpress Color · ΔE 30, loose · closer than Bag of Bones

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Bag of Bones

Bag of Bones vs Misted Yellow (4215)Dipping Inks · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Skull Linen
Bag of Bones vs Papyrus (4214)Dipping Inks · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Skull Linen
Bag of Bones vs Limelight (4233)Dipping Inks · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Skull Linen

All matches: Skull Linen equivalents · Bag of Bones equivalents