What is the difference between Radome and Dead Flesh?

ΔE 15 (loose). Dead Flesh is a little darker, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Radome vs Dead Flesh

Radome

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-318
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fdd95e (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 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dead Flesh is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Radome.

Can I use Dead Flesh instead of Radome?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Dead Flesh is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Radome.

Can I use Radome instead of Dead Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Radome is a little lighter, much more saturated, 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 Radome on the colour wheel See Dead Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Radome

Radome vs Light Yellow (70.949)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dead Flesh
Radome vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dead Flesh
Radome vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 17, loose

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dead Flesh

Dead Flesh vs Dark Yellow (H-403)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Radome
Dead Flesh vs Radome (C-318)Mr. Color · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Radome
Dead Flesh vs Yellow FS33531 (H-313)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Radome

All matches: Radome equivalents · Dead Flesh equivalents