What is the difference between Sun-bleached Bone and Dead Flesh?

ΔE 19 (loose). Dead Flesh is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sun-bleached Bone vs Dead Flesh

Sun-bleached Bone

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1823
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0a762 (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 19.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dead Flesh is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler than Sun-bleached Bone.

Can I use Dead Flesh instead of Sun-bleached Bone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Dead Flesh is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler than Sun-bleached Bone.

Can I use Sun-bleached Bone instead of Dead Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sun-bleached Bone 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 Sun-bleached Bone on the colour wheel See Dead Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sun-bleached Bone

Sun-bleached Bone vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dead Flesh
Sun-bleached Bone vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dead Flesh
Sun-bleached Bone vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dead Flesh

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Dead Flesh

Dead Flesh vs Zombie Flesh (1822)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sun-bleached Bone
Dead Flesh vs Valkyrie Yellow (1859)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Sun-bleached Bone
Dead Flesh vs Vanilla Drop (3208)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Sun-bleached Bone

All matches: Sun-bleached Bone equivalents · Dead Flesh equivalents