# Bag of Bones (Vallejo Xpress) Paint Equivalents

> Bag of Bones (Vallejo Xpress, 72.450) equivalents: Citadel Skeleton Horde and Army Painter Bony Matter, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Bag of Bones: Vallejo Xpress contrast, 72.450, hex #c1a16e. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Bag of Bones

Range

[Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

Finish

contrast

Code

72.450

Hex

#c1a16e

Hex source

community data

## Bag of Bones equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) Citadel Contrast ΔE 7.7

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Bony Matter](/paints/speedpaint-2/bony-matter) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 6.1

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Flesh Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/flesh-wash) ΔE 1.9

    ⚠ cross-finish

Bag of Bones is a contrast paint from Vallejo Xpress. The closest paint in any other range is Bony Matter from Speedpaint 2.0 at ΔE 6.1, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 1 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Bony Matter](/paints/speedpaint-2/bony-matter) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Peachy Flesh](/paints/speedpaint-2/peachy-flesh) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Rigor Mortis](/paints/speedpaint-2/rigor-mortis) approximate ΔE 11.4

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Burnt Turf](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/burnt-turf) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.8
- [Amber Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/amber-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Skeleton Bone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/skeleton-bone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.9
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 36.6
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 40.5

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Morghast Bone](/paints/citadel-base/morghast-bone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.8
- [Zandri Dust](/paints/citadel-base/zandri-dust) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9
- [Retributor Armour](/paints/citadel-base/retributor-armour) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) approximate ΔE 15.0
- [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) approximate ΔE 15.2

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Kislev Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/kislev-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [Karak Stone](/paints/citadel-layer/karak-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Ungor Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/ungor-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.8
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.7

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Flesh Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/flesh-wash) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.9
- [Pale Skin](/paints/two-thin-coats/pale-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.8
- [Kronos Flesh](/paints/two-thin-coats/kronos-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.6

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Bone White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bone-white-76-034) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.7
- [Pale Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/pale-flesh-76-003) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Dead Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-flesh-76-035) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Bone White](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bone-white-72-034) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.7
- [Pale Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-color/pale-flesh-72-003) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Heavy Kakhi](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-kakhi-72-149) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Grey Sand](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-sand-69-031) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.0
- [Desert Dust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/desert-dust-wash-69-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Sand Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sand-yellow-69-033) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4
- [Duraluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/duraluminium-77-702) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.5

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.9
- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.7
- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1

## Also in Vallejo Xpress

- [Khaki Drill](/paints/vallejo-xpress/khaki-drill-72-451) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Nuclear Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/nuclear-yellow-72-404) approximate ΔE 12.8

Every pot in [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress) has a page like this one. Vallejo against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Two Thin Coats](/paints/vallejo-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Two Thin Coats to Vallejo](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-vallejo).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-xpress-bag-of-bones-72-450)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Bag of Bones?

Skeleton Horde from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 7.7: the nearest contrast paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Bag of Bones?

Bony Matter from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 6.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Bag of Bones?

Flesh Wash from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 1.9. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (wash); it behaves differently on the model.