What is the difference between Pastel Pink and Rosy Flesh?

ΔE 6 (close). Rosy Flesh is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pastel Pink vs Rosy Flesh

Pastel Pink

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Pastel
Code: AK11059
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fabca2 (estimate)

Rosy Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.100
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #edab90 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rosy Flesh is a little darker than Pastel Pink.

Can I use Rosy Flesh instead of Pastel Pink?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Rosy Flesh is a little darker than Pastel Pink.

Can I use Pastel Pink instead of Rosy Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pastel Pink is a little lighter.

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 Pastel Pink on the colour wheel See Rosy Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pastel Pink

Pastel Pink vs Light Flesh (70.928)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Pastel Pink vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair
Pastel Pink vs Skin Tone (72.099)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Rosy Flesh

Rosy Flesh vs Sickly Pink (AK11060)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pastel Pink
Rosy Flesh vs Light Flesh (AK11402)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 11, fair
Rosy Flesh vs Salmon (AK11061)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Pastel Pink equivalents · Rosy Flesh equivalents