What is the difference between Yellow FS33531 and Dead Flesh?

ΔE 15 (fair). Dead Flesh is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow FS33531 vs Dead Flesh

Yellow FS33531

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-313
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e3bf44 (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 14.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dead Flesh is much more muted, cooler than Yellow FS33531.

Can I use Dead Flesh instead of Yellow FS33531?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Dead Flesh is much more muted, cooler than Yellow FS33531.

Can I use Yellow FS33531 instead of Dead Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow FS33531 is 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 Yellow FS33531 on the colour wheel See Dead Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow FS33531

Yellow FS33531 vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dead Flesh
Yellow FS33531 vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Dead Flesh
Yellow FS33531 vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Dead Flesh

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dead Flesh

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

All matches: Yellow FS33531 equivalents · Dead Flesh equivalents