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

ΔE 7 (close). Flat Flesh is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Flesh Tone vs Flat Flesh

Medium Flesh Tone

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

Flat Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.955
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #da8c4d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Flesh is a little lighter than Medium Flesh Tone.

Can I use Flat Flesh instead of Medium Flesh Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Flat Flesh is a little lighter than Medium Flesh Tone.

Can I use Medium Flesh Tone instead of Flat Flesh?

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

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 Flat 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 Flat Flesh
Medium Flesh Tone vs Base Flesh (74.004)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, close
Medium Flesh Tone vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Flat Flesh

Flat Flesh vs Light Brown (AK11100)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Flesh Tone
Flat Flesh vs Warm Yellow (AK17010)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Flesh Tone
Flat Flesh vs Solar Yellow (AK17012)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medium Flesh Tone

All matches: Medium Flesh Tone equivalents · Flat Flesh equivalents