What is the difference between Undead Skin and Rakarth Flesh?

ΔE 16 (loose). Rakarth Flesh is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Undead Skin vs Rakarth Flesh

Undead Skin

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0039
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c4aab2 (estimate)

Rakarth Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8a090 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Rakarth Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Undead Skin.

Can I use Rakarth Flesh instead of Undead Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Rakarth Flesh is a little darker, warmer than Undead Skin.

Can I use Undead Skin instead of Rakarth Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Undead Skin is a little lighter, 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 Undead Skin on the colour wheel See Rakarth Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Undead Skin

Undead Skin vs Grey SeerColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Rakarth Flesh
Undead Skin vs Longbeard GreyColour: Dry · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Rakarth Flesh
Undead Skin vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Rakarth Flesh

Rakarth Flesh vs Warm Grey (IONIC-0163)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Undead Skin
Rakarth Flesh vs Moon Grey (IONIC-0164)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Undead Skin
Rakarth Flesh vs IJA Grey Green (ATOM-20142)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Undead Skin

All matches: Undead Skin equivalents · Rakarth Flesh equivalents