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Allan, I'm not sure what "dead color" actually means, but I have always assumed it meant the overall color of something, the color you would put down first after drawing the outlines of the major forms. It could be tending toward a midtone, maybe slightly greyed, but never the lightest you are going to go with the color.
To me, the term "dead" means that the painting has no light in it yet at that stage. So, in other words, the painting comes "alive" with the application of the colors in the light. And of course the "life" is further enhanced by the addition of deep shadows.
It's pretty similar to what Clayton is saying, I think.
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