What is the difference between Basic Flesh and White Flesh?

ΔE 7 (close). White Flesh is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Basic Flesh vs White Flesh

Basic Flesh

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

White Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.016
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f9decb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. White Flesh is more muted, warmer than Basic Flesh.

Can I use White Flesh instead of Basic Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). White Flesh is more muted, warmer than Basic Flesh.

Can I use Basic Flesh instead of White Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Basic Flesh 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 Basic Flesh on the colour wheel See White 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 White Flesh
Basic Flesh vs Elfic Flesh (72.098)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than White Flesh
Basic Flesh vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than White Flesh

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to White Flesh

White Flesh vs Light Flesh (A.MIG-0636)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Basic Flesh
White Flesh vs Light Flesh (A.MIG-3519)Oilbrusher · ΔE 6, close · closer than Basic Flesh
White Flesh vs Light Pink Flesh (ATOM-20040)ATOM · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Basic Flesh equivalents · White Flesh equivalents