What is the difference between Light Skin Tone and Elven Flesh?

ΔE 11 (fair). Elven Flesh is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Skin Tone vs Elven Flesh

Light Skin Tone

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-548
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8bfa8 (estimate)

Elven Flesh

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0c0a0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Elven Flesh is more saturated, warmer than Light Skin Tone.

Can I use Elven Flesh instead of Light Skin Tone?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Elven Flesh is more saturated, warmer than Light Skin Tone.

Can I use Light Skin Tone instead of Elven Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Skin Tone is 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 Light Skin Tone on the colour wheel See Elven Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Skin Tone

Light Skin Tone vs Urban BuffWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Elven Flesh
Light Skin Tone vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Elven Flesh
Light Skin Tone vs Ancient StoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Elven Flesh

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Elven Flesh

Elven Flesh vs Light Skin (ATOM-20042)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Skin Tone
Elven Flesh vs Elf Skin (IONIC-0026)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Skin Tone
Elven Flesh vs Gnome Skin (IONIC-0027)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Skin Tone

All matches: Light Skin Tone equivalents · Elven Flesh equivalents