What is the difference between Light Skin and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 11 (fair). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Skin vs Pale Flesh

Light Skin

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20042
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f2c6a2 (estimate)

Pale Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.003
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ebd3b9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Flesh is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Light Skin.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Light Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Light Skin.

Can I use Light Skin instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Skin is a little darker, more saturated, warmer.

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 on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Skin

Light Skin vs Light Flesh (70.928)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Light Skin vs Skin Tone (72.099)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Light Skin vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Basic Flesh (A.MIG-3520)Oilbrusher · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Skin
Pale Flesh vs Light Skin (A.MIG-0625)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Skin
Pale Flesh vs Old Bone (IONIC-0144)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Skin

All matches: Light Skin equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents