What is the difference between Medium Flesh Tone and Base Flesh?

ΔE 10 (close). Base Flesh is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Flesh Tone vs Base Flesh

Medium Flesh Tone

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11054
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c4803a (estimate)

Base Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb8b55 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Base Flesh is a little lighter, more muted than Medium Flesh Tone.

Can I use Base Flesh instead of Medium Flesh Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Base Flesh is a little lighter, more muted than Medium Flesh Tone.

Can I use Medium Flesh Tone instead of Base Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Flesh Tone is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Medium Flesh Tone on the colour wheel See Base Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Flesh Tone

Medium Flesh Tone vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Base Flesh
Medium Flesh Tone vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Base Flesh
Medium Flesh Tone vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Base Flesh

Base Flesh vs Orange Tan (AK11409)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Flesh Tone
Base Flesh vs Beige Red (AK11064)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Flesh Tone
Base Flesh vs Tan Yellow (AK11116)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 8, close · closer than Medium Flesh Tone

All matches: Medium Flesh Tone equivalents · Base Flesh equivalents