What is the difference between Warm Grey and Rakarth Flesh?

ΔE 6 (close). Rakarth Flesh is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Grey vs Rakarth Flesh

Warm Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11009
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8a085 (estimate)

Rakarth Flesh

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

How close are they?

ΔE 6.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rakarth Flesh is more muted, warmer than Warm Grey.

Can I use Rakarth Flesh instead of Warm Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Rakarth Flesh is more muted, warmer than Warm Grey.

Can I use Warm Grey instead of Rakarth Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Grey is more saturated, 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 Warm Grey on the colour wheel See Rakarth Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Warm Grey

Warm Grey vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rakarth Flesh
Warm Grey vs Krieg KhakiColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
Warm Grey vs Ionrach SkinColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

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 Warm Grey
Rakarth Flesh vs RAF Camouflage Beige (Hemp) BS381C/389 (AK11856)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Warm Grey
Rakarth Flesh vs RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1938) (AK11811)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Warm Grey

All matches: Warm Grey equivalents · Rakarth Flesh equivalents