What is the difference between Basic Flesh and Light Flesh?

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

Basic Flesh vs Light Flesh

Basic Flesh

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3520
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f1dbbc (estimate)

Light Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.928
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #efc8a5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Basic Flesh.

Can I use Light Flesh instead of Basic Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Flesh is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Basic Flesh.

Can I use Basic Flesh instead of Light Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Basic Flesh is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Basic Flesh on the colour wheel See Light Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Basic Flesh

Basic Flesh vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Flesh
Basic Flesh vs Elfic Flesh (72.098)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Flesh
Basic Flesh vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Flesh

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Light Flesh

Light Flesh vs Light Skin (ATOM-20042)ATOM · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Basic Flesh
Light Flesh vs Elf Skin (IONIC-0026)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Basic Flesh
Light Flesh vs Old Bone (IONIC-0144)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Basic Flesh equivalents · Light Flesh equivalents