What is the difference between Phoenix Feather and Bag of Bones?

ΔE 19 (loose). Bag of Bones is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phoenix Feather vs Bag of Bones

Phoenix Feather

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN14
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #cd895d (estimate)

Bag of Bones

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.450
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #9c7e4f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bag of Bones is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Phoenix Feather.

Can I use Bag of Bones instead of Phoenix Feather?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Bag of Bones is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Phoenix Feather.

Can I use Phoenix Feather instead of Bag of Bones?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phoenix Feather is a little lighter, 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 Phoenix Feather on the colour wheel See Bag of Bones on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Phoenix Feather

Phoenix Feather vs Khaki Drill (72.451)Xpress Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Bag of Bones
Phoenix Feather vs Mummy White (72.449)Xpress Color · ΔE 21, loose
Phoenix Feather vs Fairy Skin (72.457)Xpress Color · ΔE 23, loose

Other Scale75 paints close to Bag of Bones

Bag of Bones vs Wild Beast (SIN40)Instant Colors · ΔE 19, loose
Bag of Bones vs Zombie Skin (SIN13)Instant Colors · ΔE 19, loose
Bag of Bones vs Human Flesh (SIN15)Instant Colors · ΔE 25, loose

All matches: Phoenix Feather equivalents · Bag of Bones equivalents