What is the difference between Light Flesh and Burned Flesh?

ΔE 13 (fair). Burned Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Flesh vs Burned Flesh

Light Flesh

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

Burned Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.002
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c0715e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Burned Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Light Flesh.

Can I use Burned Flesh instead of Light Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Burned Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Light Flesh.

Can I use Light Flesh instead of Burned Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Flesh is a little lighter, 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 Burned Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Flesh

Light Flesh vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Burned Flesh
Light Flesh vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Burned Flesh
Light Flesh vs Athena Skin (72.107)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Burned Flesh

Other AK Interactive paints close to Burned Flesh

Burned Flesh vs Brown Rose (AK11063)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Flesh
Burned Flesh vs Orange Brown (AK11101)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 15, fair
Burned Flesh vs Human Flesh (AK17057)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Light Flesh equivalents · Burned Flesh equivalents