What is the difference between Zombie Skin and Bag of Bones?

ΔE 19 (loose). Bag of Bones is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zombie Skin vs Bag of Bones

Zombie Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN13
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #a6a66a (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 19.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bag of Bones is noticeably darker, warmer than Zombie Skin.

Can I use Bag of Bones instead of Zombie Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Bag of Bones is noticeably darker, warmer than Zombie Skin.

Can I use Zombie Skin instead of Bag of Bones?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zombie Skin is noticeably lighter, cooler.

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 Zombie Skin on the colour wheel See Bag of Bones on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zombie Skin

Zombie Skin vs Mummy White (72.449)Xpress Color · ΔE 20, loose
Zombie Skin vs Khaki Drill (72.451)Xpress Color · ΔE 28, loose
Zombie Skin vs Orc Skin (72.415)Xpress Color · ΔE 29, loose

Other Scale75 paints close to Bag of Bones

Bag of Bones vs Phoenix Feather (SIN14)Instant Colors · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Zombie Skin
Bag of Bones vs Wild Beast (SIN40)Instant Colors · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Zombie Skin
Bag of Bones vs Human Flesh (SIN15)Instant Colors · ΔE 25, loose

All matches: Zombie Skin equivalents · Bag of Bones equivalents