What is the difference between Pale Skin and White Flesh?

ΔE 8 (close). White Flesh is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Skin vs White Flesh

Pale Skin

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0040
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f5deda (estimate)

White Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.016
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f9decb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. White Flesh is more saturated, warmer than Pale Skin.

Can I use White Flesh instead of Pale Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). White Flesh is more saturated, warmer than Pale Skin.

Can I use Pale Skin instead of White Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Skin 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 Pale Skin on the colour wheel See White Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Skin

Pale Skin vs Off-White (70.820)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than White Flesh
Pale Skin vs White Grey (70.993)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than White Flesh
Pale Skin vs Dead White (72.001)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than White Flesh

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to White Flesh

White Flesh vs Light Flesh (A.MIG-0636)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Skin
White Flesh vs Light Flesh (A.MIG-3519)Oilbrusher · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Skin
White Flesh vs Basic Flesh (A.MIG-3520)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Skin

All matches: Pale Skin equivalents · White Flesh equivalents