What is the difference between Dead Flesh and Rotten Flesh?

ΔE 24 (loose). Rotten Flesh is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dead Flesh vs Rotten Flesh

Dead Flesh

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN11
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #7d6460 (estimate)

Rotten Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.452
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #60552c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Rotten Flesh is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler than Dead Flesh.

Can I use Rotten Flesh instead of Dead Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Rotten Flesh is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler than Dead Flesh.

Can I use Dead Flesh instead of Rotten Flesh?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Dead Flesh

Dead Flesh vs Zombie Flesh (72.470)Xpress Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Rotten Flesh
Dead Flesh vs Wicked Purple (72.456)Xpress Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Rotten Flesh
Dead Flesh vs Demonic Skin (72.458)Xpress Color · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Rotten Flesh

Other Scale75 paints close to Rotten Flesh

Rotten Flesh vs Toad Green (SIN20)Instant Colors · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Dead Flesh
Rotten Flesh vs Zucchini Skin (SIN10)Instant Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Dead Flesh
Rotten Flesh vs Werewolf Brown (SIN01)Instant Colors · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Dead Flesh

All matches: Dead Flesh equivalents · Rotten Flesh equivalents