What is the difference between Neutral Flesh and Fair Skin?

ΔE 10 (close). Fair Skin is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Neutral Flesh vs Fair Skin

Neutral Flesh

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0035
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d6938a (estimate)

Fair Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4055P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e9a48c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fair Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Neutral Flesh.

Can I use Fair Skin instead of Neutral Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Fair Skin is a little lighter, warmer than Neutral Flesh.

Can I use Neutral Flesh instead of Fair Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Neutral Flesh is a little darker, 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 Neutral Flesh on the colour wheel See Fair Skin on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Neutral Flesh

Neutral Flesh vs Tourmaline SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Fair Skin
Neutral Flesh vs Agate SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Fair Skin
Neutral Flesh vs Weathered Skin (WP4046P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Fair Skin

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Fair Skin

Fair Skin vs Basic Skin (ATOM-20041)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Neutral Flesh
Fair Skin vs Dwarf Skin (IONIC-0032)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Neutral Flesh
Fair Skin vs Gnome Skin (IONIC-0027)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Neutral Flesh

All matches: Neutral Flesh equivalents · Fair Skin equivalents