What is the difference between Pale Blue and Pallid Wych Flesh?

ΔE 9 (close). Pallid Wych Flesh is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Blue vs Pallid Wych Flesh

Pale Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11161
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aabeb2 (estimate)

Pallid Wych Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8c8b8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pallid Wych Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Pale Blue.

Can I use Pallid Wych Flesh instead of Pale Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pallid Wych Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Pale Blue.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of Pallid Wych Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Blue is a little darker, 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 Pale Blue on the colour wheel See Pallid Wych Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs Longbeard GreyColour: Dry · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pallid Wych Flesh
Pale Blue vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Pale Blue vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Pallid Wych Flesh

Pallid Wych Flesh vs Camouflage Grey FS 36622 (AK11890)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pale Blue
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Deck Tan (AK11114)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Blue
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Duck Egg Blue FS 35622 (AK11880)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Blue

All matches: Pale Blue equivalents · Pallid Wych Flesh equivalents