What is the difference between Old Bone and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 7 (close). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Old Bone vs Pale Flesh

Old Bone

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0144
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d5c2a5 (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 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Old Bone.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Old Bone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Flesh is a little lighter, warmer than Old Bone.

Can I use Old Bone instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Old Bone 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 Old Bone on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Old Bone

Old Bone vs Bone White (72.034)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Old Bone vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Flesh
Old Bone vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Basic Flesh (A.MIG-3520)Oilbrusher · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Old Bone
Pale Flesh vs Light Skin (A.MIG-0625)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Old Bone
Pale Flesh vs Light Skin Tone (AMMO.F-548)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Old Bone equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents