What is the difference between Washable Dust and Med. Flesh Tone?

ΔE 12 (fair). Med. Flesh Tone is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Washable Dust vs Med. Flesh Tone

Washable Dust

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20178
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7874a (estimate)

Med. Flesh Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.860
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a5713d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Med. Flesh Tone is a little darker, warmer than Washable Dust.

Can I use Med. Flesh Tone instead of Washable Dust?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Med. Flesh Tone is a little darker, warmer than Washable Dust.

Can I use Washable Dust instead of Med. Flesh Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Washable Dust 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 Washable Dust on the colour wheel See Med. Flesh Tone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Washable Dust

Washable Dust vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Washable Dust vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone
Washable Dust vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Med. Flesh Tone

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Med. Flesh Tone

Med. Flesh Tone vs Yellow ShadowIONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Washable Dust
Med. Flesh Tone vs Rust Ochre (AMMO.F-541)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, close · closer than Washable Dust
Med. Flesh Tone vs Earth (A.MIG-3514)Oilbrusher · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Washable Dust

All matches: Washable Dust equivalents · Med. Flesh Tone equivalents