What is the difference between Light Flesh and Weathered Skin?

ΔE 10 (close). Weathered Skin is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Flesh vs Weathered Skin

Light Flesh

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11402
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cc9078 (estimate)

Weathered Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4046P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d88779 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Weathered Skin is more saturated, cooler than Light Flesh.

Can I use Weathered Skin instead of Light Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Weathered Skin is more saturated, cooler than Light Flesh.

Can I use Light Flesh instead of Weathered Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Flesh is 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 Light Flesh on the colour wheel See Weathered Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Flesh

Light Flesh vs Tourmaline SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Weathered Skin
Light Flesh vs Fair Skin (WP4055P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Weathered Skin
Light Flesh vs Buffed HideWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Weathered Skin

Other AK Interactive paints close to Weathered Skin

Weathered Skin vs Brown Rose (AK11063)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Flesh
Weathered Skin vs Old Rose (AK11062)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 12, fair
Weathered Skin vs Sickly Pink (AK11060)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Light Flesh equivalents · Weathered Skin equivalents