What is the difference between Medium Grey and Rakarth Flesh?

ΔE 9 (close). Rakarth Flesh is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Grey vs Rakarth Flesh

Medium Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #abb29c (estimate)

Rakarth Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8a090 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rakarth Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Medium Grey.

Can I use Rakarth Flesh instead of Medium Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Rakarth Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Medium Grey.

Can I use Medium Grey instead of Rakarth Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Grey is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Grey on the colour wheel See Rakarth Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Medium Grey

Medium Grey vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rakarth Flesh
Medium Grey vs Longbeard GreyColour: Dry · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rakarth Flesh
Medium Grey vs Pallid Wych FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Rakarth Flesh

Rakarth Flesh vs IJA #1 Hairyokushoku (Grey-Green) (AK11899)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Grey
Rakarth Flesh vs RAF Camouflage Beige (Hemp) BS381C/389 (AK11856)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Grey
Rakarth Flesh vs RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1938) (AK11811)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medium Grey

All matches: Medium Grey equivalents · Rakarth Flesh equivalents