What is the difference between Warm Grey and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 11 (fair). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Grey vs Pale Flesh

Warm Grey

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

Pale Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c5a38d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Warm Grey.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Warm Grey?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Warm Grey.

Can I use Warm Grey instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Grey 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 Warm Grey on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Warm Grey

Warm Grey vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Warm Grey vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Warm Grey vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Flesh

Other AK Interactive paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Sand FS 33531 (AK11869)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Warm Grey
Pale Flesh vs RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb Ausgabe 1944 (AK11319)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 12, fair
Pale Flesh vs Light Flesh (AK11402)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Warm Grey equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents