What is the difference between Wood and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 8 (close). Pale Flesh is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wood vs Pale Flesh

Wood

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c3a681 (estimate)

Pale Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.015
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c5a38d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is more muted, warmer than Wood.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Wood?

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

Can I use Wood instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wood is more saturated, 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 Wood on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wood

Wood vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Wood vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Flesh
Wood vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Light Sand FS-33727 (AMMO.F-511)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, close · closer than Wood
Pale Flesh vs Dusty Earth (A.MIG-3523)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wood
Pale Flesh vs Basic Skin Tone (AMMO.F-549)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close · closer than Wood

All matches: Wood equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents