What is the difference between Zombie Flesh and Beige?

ΔE 13 (fair). Beige is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zombie Flesh vs Beige

Zombie Flesh

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1822
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c3bc5d (estimate)

Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.074
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #debc6b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Beige is more muted, warmer than Zombie Flesh.

Can I use Beige instead of Zombie Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Beige is more muted, warmer than Zombie Flesh.

Can I use Zombie Flesh instead of Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zombie Flesh is more saturated, 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 Zombie Flesh on the colour wheel See Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zombie Flesh

Zombie Flesh vs German Yellow (70.806)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Beige
Zombie Flesh vs Dead Flesh (72.035)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beige
Zombie Flesh vs Ivory RLM05 (71.106)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Beige

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Beige

Beige vs Sun-bleached Bone (1823)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Zombie Flesh
Beige vs Temple Ochre (3211)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Zombie Flesh
Beige vs Sandstorm (1884)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Zombie Flesh equivalents · Beige equivalents