What is the difference between Werewolf Brown and Rotten Flesh?

ΔE 22 (loose). Rotten Flesh is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Werewolf Brown vs Rotten Flesh

Werewolf Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN01
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #543c36 (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 22.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Rotten Flesh is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Werewolf Brown.

Can I use Rotten Flesh instead of Werewolf Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Rotten Flesh is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Werewolf Brown.

Can I use Werewolf Brown instead of Rotten Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Werewolf Brown is a little darker, 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 Werewolf Brown on the colour wheel See Rotten Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Werewolf Brown

Werewolf Brown vs Zombie Flesh (72.470)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rotten Flesh
Werewolf Brown vs Wasteland Brown (72.420)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rotten Flesh
Werewolf Brown vs Battledress Brown (72.473)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rotten Flesh

Other Scale75 paints close to Rotten Flesh

Rotten Flesh vs Toad Green (SIN20)Instant Colors · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Werewolf Brown
Rotten Flesh vs Zucchini Skin (SIN10)Instant Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Werewolf Brown
Rotten Flesh vs Dead Flesh (SIN11)Instant Colors · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Werewolf Brown equivalents · Rotten Flesh equivalents