What is the difference between Flame Orange and Flat Flesh?

ΔE 8 (close). Flat Flesh is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flame Orange vs Flat Flesh

Flame Orange

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0045
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e9884d (estimate)

Flat Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.955
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #da8c4d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Flesh is more muted than Flame Orange.

Can I use Flat Flesh instead of Flame Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Flat Flesh is more muted than Flame Orange.

Can I use Flame Orange instead of Flat Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flame Orange is more saturated.

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 Flame Orange on the colour wheel See Flat Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Flame Orange

Flame Orange vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Flame Orange vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
Flame Orange vs Medium Flesh (74.005)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 13, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Flat Flesh

Flat Flesh vs Bright Orange (AMMO.F-538)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Flame Orange
Flat Flesh vs Flesh (A.MIG-0635)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 8, close · closer than Flame Orange
Flat Flesh vs Light Orange (A.MIG-0638)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Flame Orange equivalents · Flat Flesh equivalents