What is the difference between Basic Skin Tone and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 8 (close). Pale Flesh is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Basic Skin Tone vs Pale Flesh

Basic Skin Tone

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-549
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9ada0 (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 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Basic Skin Tone.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Basic Skin Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Pale Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Basic Skin Tone.

Can I use Basic Skin Tone instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Basic Skin Tone is a little lighter, 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 Skin Tone on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Basic Skin Tone

Basic Skin Tone vs Warm Grey (72.148)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Basic Skin Tone vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair
Basic Skin Tone vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Light Sand FS-33727 (AMMO.F-511)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Pale Flesh vs Dusty Earth (A.MIG-3523)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than Basic Skin Tone
Pale Flesh vs Wood (ATOM-20004)ATOM · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Basic Skin Tone equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents