What is the difference between Basic Skin and Rosy Flesh?

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

Basic Skin vs Rosy Flesh

Basic Skin

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20041
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f9b2a6 (estimate)

Rosy Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.100
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #edab90 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rosy Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Basic Skin.

Can I use Rosy Flesh instead of Basic Skin?

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

Can I use Basic Skin instead of Rosy Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Basic Skin 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 on the colour wheel See Rosy Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Basic Skin

Basic Skin vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair
Basic Skin vs Warm Grey (72.148)Game Color · ΔE 15, fair
Basic Skin vs Athena Skin (72.107)Game Color · ΔE 17, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Rosy Flesh

Rosy Flesh vs Gnome Skin (IONIC-0027)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Basic Skin
Rosy Flesh vs US Desert Tan (ATOM-20009)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair
Rosy Flesh vs Dwarf Skin (IONIC-0032)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Basic Skin equivalents · Rosy Flesh equivalents